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petrous
[ pe-truhs, pee- ]
/ ˈpɛ trəs, ˈpi- /
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adjective
Anatomy. noting or pertaining to the hard dense portion of the temporal bone, containing the internal auditory organs; petrosal.
like stone, especially in hardness; stony; rocky.
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Origin of petrous
OTHER WORDS FROM petrous
su·per·pet·rous, adjectiveWords nearby petrous
petropower, petrosal, Petrosian, petrostate, Petrouchka, petrous, Petrovsk, Petrozavodsk, pe-tsai, pe-tsai cabbage, Petsamo
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British Dictionary definitions for petrous
petrous
/ (ˈpɛtrəs, ˈpiː-) /
adjective
anatomy denoting the dense part of the temporal bone that surrounds the inner ear
rare like rock or stone
Word Origin for petrous
C16: from Latin petrōsus full of rocks
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