sagittal

== English == === Etymology === Late Middle English, from Medieval Latin sagittālis, from sagitta (“an arrow, shaft, bolt”) +‎ -ālis (“-al”, adjectival suffix). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) enPR: săʹjĭtəl, səjĭʹtəl, IPA(key): /ˈsad͡ʒ.ɪ.təl/, /səˈd͡ʒɪt.əl/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈsæd͡ʒ.ə.təl/, /ˈsæd͡ʒ.ə.təl/ (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈsæd͡ʒ.ɪ.təl/ Rhymes: -ædʒɪtəl, -ɪtəl === Adjective === sagittal (not comparable) (anatomy) Relating to or denoting the suture on top of the skull which runs between the parietal bones in a front to back direction. (anatomy) Of or in a plane parallel to the median plane, especially that dividing the body into left and right halves. Of or relating to an arrow; resembling an arrow; furnished with an arrowlike appendage. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === See also === coronal === References === “sagittal”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022. “sagittal”, in Merriam-Webster.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. === Anagrams === SLAGIATT, tagtails == French == === Pronunciation === === Adjective === sagittal (feminine sagittale, masculine plural sagittaux, feminine plural sagittales) sagittal === Further reading === “sagittal”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == German == === Etymology === Borrowed from New Latin sagittālis, from Latin sagitta (“arrow”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /zaɡɪˈtaːl/ Rhymes: -aːl === Adjective === sagittal (strong nominative masculine singular sagittaler, not comparable) sagittal ==== Declension ====