Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pineal

/ˈpɪnɪəl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.50 in modern English

Syllables: pineal
IPA: /ˈpɪnɪəl/

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

In the shape of a pine cone.

adj

Pertaining to the pineal gland.

noun

The pineal gland.

Example Sentences

"Because of its central location and its solitary nature — most structures in the brain come in pairs, but the pineal stands alone — the philosopher René Descartes concluded that the pineal is where the soul resides."

Etymology

From French pinéal, from Middle French, from Latin pīnea (“pine cone, pine nut”), from pīneus (“of the pine”).

Inflected Forms

more pineal (comparative) most pineal (superlative) pineals (plural)

Derived Forms

extrapineal parapineal pinealectomy pineally pinealocyte pinealocytoma pinealoma pineocytoma pineocytomatous pinopsin postpineal

Phrases

pineal body pineal eye pineal gland pineal hormone pineal recess

Rhymes With

esophageal peritoneal hymeneal

Questions

How do you pronounce pineal?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpɪnɪəl/.
What does pineal mean?: In the shape of a pine cone.
Where does pineal come from?: From French pinéal, from Middle French, from Latin pīnea (“pine cone, pine nut”), from pīneus (“of the pine”).

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