pleural

== English == === Etymology === From pleura + -al. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈplʊə.ɹəl/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈplʊɹ.əl/ Rhymes: -ʊəɹəl Homophone: plural === Adjective === pleural (not comparable) Of, relating to, or affecting the pleura, or the sides of the thorax. Thin and transparent. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === pleural (plural pleurals) (zoology) An internal segment of the turtle carapace. === References === “pleural”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022. “pleural”, in Merriam-Webster.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. == French == === Adjective === pleural (feminine pleurale, masculine plural pleuraux, feminine plural pleurales) pleural === Further reading === “pleural”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French pleural. === Adjective === pleural m or n (feminine singular pleurală, masculine plural pleurali, feminine/neuter plural pleurale) pleural ==== Declension ==== == Spanish == === Etymology === From pleura +‎ -al. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /pleuˈɾal/ [pleu̯ˈɾal] Rhymes: -al Syllabification: pleu‧ral === Adjective === pleural m or f (masculine and feminine plural pleurales) pleural ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “pleural”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025