Portal

Pronunciation

• US IPA: /ˈpɔː(ɹ)tÉ™l/, ˈpʰɔː(ɹ)tÉ™l
• Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)tÉ™l

Origin

From Medieval Latin portale, from Latin porta

Full definition of portal

Noun

1. A grandiose and often lavish entrance.
• MiltonThick with sparkling orient gems
  The portal shone.
2. An entrance, entry point, or means of entry.The local library, a portal of knowledge.
3. (Internet) A website that acts as an entrance to other websites on the Internet.The new medical portal has dozens of topical categories containing links to hundreds of sites.
4. (anatomy) A short vein that carries blood into the liver.
5. (fiction) A magical or technological doorway leading to another location, period in time or dimension.
6. (architecture) A lesser gate, where there are two of different dimensions.
7. (architecture) Formerly, a small square corner in a room separated from the rest of an apartment by wainscoting, forming a short passage to another apartment.
8. (bridge-building) The space, at one end, between opposite trusses when these are terminated by inclined braces.
9. A prayer book or breviary; a portass.

Derived terms

• nonportal

Adjective

1. (anatomy) Of or relating to a porta, especially the porta of the liver.the portal vein

Anagrams

• patrol