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| − | + | ==Etymology== | |
| − | + | [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English], from Anglo-French, from Medieval [[Latin]] portale [[city]] gate, porch, from neuter of portalis of a gate, from [[Latin]] porta gate | |
| − | + | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/14th_century 14th Century] | |
| − | == | + | ==Definitions== |
| − | + | *1: door, entrance; especially : a grand or imposing one | |
| − | * | + | *2: the whole [[architectural]] [[composition]] [[surrounding]] and including the doorways and porches of a church |
| − | * | + | *3: the approach or entrance to a bridge or tunnel |
| − | + | *4: a [[communicating]] part or area of an [[organism]]; specifically : the point at which something (as a pathogen) enters the [[body]] | |
| − | + | *5: a site serving as a guide or point of entry to the [[World Wide Web]] and usually including a search engine or a [[collection]] of links to other sites arranged especially by [[topic]] | |
| − | + | ==Description== | |
| − | + | '''Portal''' is a general term describing an opening in the walls of a building, gate or [[fortification]], and especially a grand entrance to an important [[structure]]. Doors, metal gates or [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portcullis portcullis] in the opening can be used to [[control]] entry or exit. The [[surface]] [[surrounding]] the opening may be made of [[simple]] building materials or decorated with ornamentation. The elements of a portal can include the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voussoir voussoir], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tympanum_(architecture) tympanum], an ornamented [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mullion mullion] or trumeau between doors, and columns with carvings of saints in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westwork westwork] of a church. | |
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Revision as of 23:23, 16 May 2011
Etymology
Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin portale city gate, porch, from neuter of portalis of a gate, from Latin porta gate
Definitions
- 1: door, entrance; especially : a grand or imposing one
- 2: the whole architectural composition surrounding and including the doorways and porches of a church
- 3: the approach or entrance to a bridge or tunnel
- 4: a communicating part or area of an organism; specifically : the point at which something (as a pathogen) enters the body
- 5: a site serving as a guide or point of entry to the World Wide Web and usually including a search engine or a collection of links to other sites arranged especially by topic
Description
Portal is a general term describing an opening in the walls of a building, gate or fortification, and especially a grand entrance to an important structure. Doors, metal gates or portcullis in the opening can be used to control entry or exit. The surface surrounding the opening may be made of simple building materials or decorated with ornamentation. The elements of a portal can include the voussoir, tympanum, an ornamented mullion or trumeau between doors, and columns with carvings of saints in the westwork of a church.
