arterial

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adjective

Of or relating to an artery.

“Arterial ends here.”

Less commonScrabble 8

Meanings

adjectivearterial (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf or relating to an artery.
  2. not comparableroad or streetMajor, important.
nounarterial (plural arterials)

plural arterials

  1. A high-capacity urban road.

    Arterial ends here.

Synonyms & antonyms

Origin

  1. Middle Englisharterie
  2. Englishartery
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  5. Englisharterial

From artery + -al.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Catalan arterial
  • arterialrelating to a blood artery
Finnish valtimo-, valtimollinen
  • valtimo-relating to a blood artery
  • valtimollinenrelating to a blood artery
French artériel, artère
  • artérielrelating to a blood artery
  • artèreTranslations
German arteriell
  • arteriellrelating to a blood artery
Hungarian artériás
  • artériásrelating to a blood artery
Irish artaireach
  • artaireachrelating to a blood artery
Italian arteriale
  • arterialerelating to a blood artery
Polish tętniczy, arterialny
  • tętniczyrelating to a blood artery
  • arterialnyrelating to a blood artery
  • arteryjnyrelating to a blood artery
  • arteryjnyrelating to an arterial road
  • arteriaTranslations
Portuguese arterial, arterial
  • arterialrelating to a blood artery
  • arterialrelating to an arterial road
Punjabi ਧਮਣੀ ਸੰਬੰਧੀ
  • ਧਮਣੀ ਸੰਬੰਧੀ (dhamṇī sambandhī)relating to a blood artery
Russian артериа́льный
  • артериа́льный (arteriálʹnyj)relating to a blood artery
Spanish arterial
  • arterialrelating to a blood artery
Swedish arteriell
  • arteriellrelating to a blood artery
Welsh rhedwelïol, prifwythiennol
  • rhedwelïolrelating to a blood artery
  • prifwythiennolrelating to an arterial road
  • prifforddTranslations

Rhymes & wordplay

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Cite this entry
APA

arterial. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arterial

MLA

“arterial.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arterial. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “arterial,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arterial.

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