Dictionary

portal en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˈpɔːtl̩/ (UK)
• [ˈpʰɔːɹɾɫ̩] (US)
• (US) audio
• /ˈpɔːɹtl̩/ (US)

Etymology

From Middle English portal, porttol, from Old French portal and Medieval Latin portāle, from porta.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Of or relating to a porta, especially the porta of the liver.
   • the portal vein

Deriveds

portal triad · periportal · portoportal · hepatoportal · biportal · portal vein · uniportal · nonportal · arterioportal · mesentericoportal

portal en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈpɔːtl̩/ (UK)
• [ˈpʰɔːɹɾɫ̩] (US)
• (US) audio
• /ˈpɔːɹtl̩/ (US)

Etymology

From Middle English portal, porttol, from Old French portal and Medieval Latin portāle, from porta.

Meanings

1. An entrance, entry point, or means of entry.
   • The local library, a portal of knowledge.
   • Last, but very much not least, are the portals of the Ffestiniog Railway's Moelwyn Tunnel. The tunnel's story itself is well told - it was part of the preservationists' deviation required to get around a reservoir that had flooded the earlier route. But the reason for its inclusion here is that it is probably the most recently constructed, properly architected tunnel portal in Britain. 2020 August 26, Tim Dunn, “Great railway bores of our time!”, in Rail, pages 48–49:
2. An entrance, entry point, or means of entry. ▸ A large primary adit as the main entrance to a mine.
3. (Internet) A website or page that acts as an entrance to other websites or pages on the Internet.
   • The new medical portal has dozens of topical categories containing links to hundreds of sites.
4. (Internet, Philippines) A website or page that acts as an entrance to other websites or pages on the Internet. ▸ An ePortal. (a web-based platform that serves as a gateway to various resources, services, or information, usually tailored for specific organizational or user needs.)
   • I have already inputted my info on the portal.
5. (Internet, Philippines) A website or page that acts as an entrance to other websites or pages on the Internet. ▸ The existence of an account on an ePortal.
   • You need to have a portal to have a driver's license.
6. A short artery that carries blood into the liver.
7. A magical or technological aperture leading to another location, period in time, or dimension.
   • Historically, pandemics have forced humans to break with the past and imagine their world anew. This one is no different. It is a portal, a gateway between one world and the next. 2020 April 3, Arundhati Roy, “The pandemic is a portal”, in Financial Times, London: The Financial Times Ltd., →ISSN, →OCLC:
8. A lesser gate, where there are two of different dimensions.
9. Formerly, a small square corner in a room separated from the rest of an apartment by wainscoting, forming a short passage to another apartment.
10. A grandiose and often lavish entrance.
    • Thick with sparkling orient gems / The portal shone. 1667, John Milton, “Book III”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […]; [a]nd by Robert Boulter […]; [a]nd Matthias Walker, […], →OCLC; republished as Paradise Lost in Ten Books: […], London: Basil Montagu Pickering […], 1873, →OCLC:
11. (qualifier:bridge-building) The space, at one end, between opposite trusses when these are terminated by inclined braces.
12. A prayer book or breviary; a portass.
13. (qualifier:US college sports) The NCAA transfer portal, a database and compliance tool designed to facilitate student-athletes who wish to change schools.
14. A connecting window between volumes, in portal rendering.

Forms

Coordinates

gate

Deriveds

portal site · portal hypertension · intraportal · captive portal · megaportal · portlet · portal venous · hepatic portal vein · vortal · portal rendering · portalable · porous portal · Wikiportal · antiportal · portalization · portalisation · teleportal · Providence Portal · geoportal · portal-to-portal · ePortal

Hyponyms

teleportal · jet bridge (elevated corridor permitting access to a plane from an airport)

Translations (88)

id portal (website) · es portal (grandiose entrance) · la valvae (grandiose entrance) · pl portal (entry point) · fi portti (entry point) · la pylae (grandiose entrance) · la ostium (grandiose entrance) · hu portál (website) · pt portal (entry point) · is skrauthlið (grandiose entrance) · cmn 門戶 /门户 (grandiose entrance) · la ianua (grandiose entrance) · fi portaali (website) · vi cổng (website) · id portal (entry point) · es vena porta (vein) · pl żyła wrotna (vein) · fa-ira دَرْگاه (entry point) · el πυλώνας (grandiose entrance) · ru порта́л (grandiose entrance) · nl portaal (website) · nl portaal (grandiose entrance) · es portada (entry point) · bg порта́л (entry point) · ko 포털 (website) · el πύλη (website) · ka პორტალი (entry point) · fr veine porte (vein) · es teleportal (magical or technological doorway leading to another location; period in time or dimension) · kk портал (website) · ga tairseach (website) · be парта́л (website) · cs portál (grandiose entrance) · la porta (grandiose entrance) · eo enirejo (entry point) · de Portal (entry point) · tr portal (website) · fa-ira پورْتال (website) · fr portail (entry point) · la aditus (grandiose entrance) · es portal web (website) · hu kapu (grandiose entrance) · fi portaali (magical or technological doorway leading to another location; period in time or dimension) · it portale (entry point) · pt porta (vein) · hi प्रवेशमार्ग (entry point) · pl portal (website) · vi cổng (entry point) · hu díszkapu (grandiose entrance) · is vefgátt (website) · ka პორტალი (website) · cs portál (website) · lld rëjes (grandiose entrance) · eo pordego (grandiose entrance) · es ciberportal (website) · de Portal (grandiose entrance) · uk порта́л (website) · gl pórtico (grandiose entrance) · es portal (website) · fi portti (grandiose entrance) · it portale (website) · it portale (grandiose entrance) · ru порта́л (website) · ko 정문 (grandiose entrance) · cmn 門戶網站 /门户网站 (website) · he שַׁעַר (grandiose entrance) · pl portal (grandiose entrance) · fr portail (website) · bg порта́л (website) · de Portal (website) · fa-ira دَرْگاه (grandiose entrance) · cmn 正門 /正门 (grandiose entrance) · fr portique (grandiose entrance) · ja 正門 (grandiose entrance) · fi porttilaskimo (vein) · bg порта́л (grandiose entrance) · ko 입구 (entry point) · pt portal (grandiose entrance) · pt veia porta (vein) · uk порта́л (grandiose entrance) · hu portál (grandiose entrance) · it portone (grandiose entrance) · pt portal (website) · es portal (entry point) · be парта́л (grandiose entrance) · eo portalo (entry point) · ja ポータル (website) · hu bejárat (grandiose entrance)

portal en · VERB

Pronunciation

• /ˈpɔːtl̩/ (UK)
• [ˈpʰɔːɹɾɫ̩] (US)
• (US) audio
• /ˈpɔːɹtl̩/ (US)

Etymology

From Middle English portal, porttol, from Old French portal and Medieval Latin portāle, from porta.

Meanings

1. To use a portal (magical or technological doorway).

Forms

Relateds

port · porch · porthole