septal

S1E1P3T1A1L1
/ˈsɛp.təl//ˈsɛp.tl̩/

adjective

Of or pertaining to a septum.

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septate
OriginProto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← English septum →
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Meanings

septal1

adjectiveseptal (not comparable)
  1. not comparablerelationalanatomyOf or pertaining to a septum.
  2. not comparablearchaeologySeparating compartments in a burial chamber.

septal2

adjectiveseptal (not comparable)
  1. not comparablerelationalRelating to an Irish clan or sept.

    […] and in Ireland it so happened, that these four families emerged victorious out of the septal struggles.

    1878, Standish James O'Grady, History of Ireland: The Heroic Period, volume 1, page 46

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveof or relating to a septum

Similar
septate
Also see
septate

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

septal · adjective

  1. Englishseptum
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  4. Englishseptal

From septum + -al.

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septal · adjective

  1. Englishsept
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  4. Englishseptal

From sept + -al.

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Translations

Bulgarian преграден
  • преграден (pregraden)of or pertaining to the septum
Chinese Mandarin 中隔的
  • 中隔的 (zhōnggé de)of or pertaining to the septum
Spanish septal
  • septalof or pertaining to the septum

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with septal

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Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

septal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/septal

MLA

“septal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/septal. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “septal,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/septal.

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