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− | ===Etymology===
| + | ==Etymology== |
− | From {{L.}} ''[[porta]]''
| + | [https://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 |
− | | + | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/14th_century 14th Century] |
− | ===Noun=== | + | <center>For lessons on the [[topic]] of '''''Portals''''', follow [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Portal '''''this link'''''].</center> |
− | | + | ==Definitions== |
− | # A [[grandiose]] and often [[lavish]] [[entrance]].
| + | *1: door, entrance; especially : a grand or imposing one |
− | # An entrance, entry point, or means of entry.
| + | *2: the whole [[architectural]] [[composition]] [[surrounding]] and including the doorways and porches of a church |
− | #: ''The local library, a '''portal''' of knowledge.''
| + | *3: the approach or entrance to a bridge or tunnel |
− | # {{context|Internet}} A [[website]] that acts as an entrance to other websites on the Internet.
| + | *4: a [[communicating]] part or area of an [[organism]]; specifically : the point at which something (as a pathogen) enters the [[body]] |
− | # {{anatomy}} A short [[vein]] that carries [[blood]] into the [[liver]].
| + | *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== |
− | ====Translations====
| + | '''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 [https://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 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voussoir voussoir], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tympanum_(architecture) tympanum], an ornamented [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mullion mullion] or trumeau between doors, and columns with carvings of saints in the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westwork westwork] of a church. |
− | *grandiose entrance
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− | *French: [[portique]]
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