Standard Lemma guide

pleural

adj · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈplʊə.ɹəl/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American: /ˈplʊɹ.əl/
  • rhymes with -ʊəɹəl
  • homophone: plural
  • CMU ARPABET: P L UH1 R AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Of, relating to, or affecting the pleura, or the sides of the thorax.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Thin and transparent.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

An internal segment of the turtle carapace.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adjective

Meaning 4

of or relating to the pleura or the walls of the thorax

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • pleural muscles

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From pleura + -al.

Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: pleural — relating to the pleura
  • Czech: pleurální — relating to the pleura
  • French: pleural — relating to the pleura
  • Irish: pleorach — relating to the pleura
  • Italian: pleurale — relating to the pleura
  • Italian: pleurico — relating to the pleura
  • Latin: pleuralis — relating to the pleura
  • Spanish: pleural — relating to the pleura