adj · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈplʊə.ɹəl/
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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
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2
adj
Meaning 2
Thin and transparent.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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3
noun
Meaning 3
An internal segment of the turtle carapace.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
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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
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History
Etymology
From pleura + -al.
Across languages
Translations
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.