different between cranial vs rostral

English

Etymology

From cranium +? -al.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?k?e?.ni.?l/
• Rhymes: -e?ni?l

Adjective

cranial (not comparable)

1. (anatomy) Of or relating to the cranium, or to the skull.
2. (anatomy) Synonym of cephalic.

Derived terms

Translations

References

• “cranial”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
• “cranial”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary, (Please provide a date or year).

Anagrams

• carinal, clarain

Asturian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [k?a?njal]

Adjective

cranial (epicene, plural craniales)

1. (anatomy) cranial

Related terms

• craniu

Catalan

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /k??.ni?al/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /k?a.ni?al/

Etymology

From crani +? -al.

Adjective

cranial (masculine and feminine plural cranials)

1. cranial

Related terms

• crani

Further reading

• “cranial” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

French

Alternative forms

• crânial

Adjective

cranial (feminine singular craniale, masculine plural craniaux, feminine plural craniales)

1. cranial

Galician

Adjective

cranial m or f (plural craniais)

1. cranial

Related terms

• cranio

Interlingua

Adjective

cranial (not comparable)

1. cranial

Related terms

• cranio

Romanian

Etymology

From German kranial

Adjective

cranial m or n (feminine singular cranial?, masculine plural craniali, feminine and neuter plural craniale)

1. cranial

Declension

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -?st??l

Adjective

rostral (not comparable)

1. (anatomy) Relating to the rostrum.
2. Serving as a rostrum.

   rostral column

Antonyms

• caudal

Translations

Noun

rostral (plural rostrals)

1. A scale in reptiles on the median plate of the tip of the snout that borders the mouth opening.

French

Adjective

rostral (feminine singular rostrale, masculine plural rostraux, feminine plural rostrales)

1. rostral

Derived terms

• rostralement

Portuguese

Adjective

rostral m or f (plural rostrais, comparable)

1. (anatomy) rostral (in the direction of the rostrum)
2. rostral (serving as a rostrum)

Romanian

Etymology

From French rostral, from Latin rostralis.

Adjective

rostral m or n (feminine singular rostral?, masculine plural rostrali, feminine and neuter plural rostrale)

1. rostral

Declension

Spanish

Adjective

rostral (plural rostrales)

1. (anatomy) rostral