portal
/'pɔ:tl/
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Definition
- Noun:
- A grand and imposing entrance: A large, often decorative doorway or gateway to a building, especially one that is impressive or significant.
- A website serving as a gateway: A site on the internet that functions as a main point of entry to a network of other sites or services, often providing features like search engines, email, and forums.
- A short vein carrying blood to the liver: In anatomy, a vein that conducts blood from the capillaries of one organ to the capillaries of another organ, specifically the hepatic portal vein.
Usage Examples
- Noun (Entrance):
- The ancient stone portal of the castle stood twenty feet high.
- They passed through the ornate portal into the great hall.
- Noun (Website):
- In the early days of the web, Yahoo! was a major internet portal.
- The company's employee portal provides access to all internal resources.
- Noun (Anatomy):
- The portal vein carries nutrient-rich blood from the digestive organs to the liver.
Advanced Usage
- "Portal to": Used metaphorically to describe an entrance or gateway to a different state, realm, or experience.
- The old book was a portal to a forgotten world of magic.
- Education is often seen as a portal to a better life.
Variants and Related Words
- Portal vein (n): Specifically, the hepatic portal vein in anatomy.
- Portaled or Portalled (adj): Having a portal or portals. (Less common)
- Portcullis (n): A heavy grating lowered to block a gateway. (A related type of defensive gate)
Synonyms
- Gateway: An opening for a gate; an entrance that may serve as a point of access.
- Entrance: A door, gate, or other opening used for entering.
- Doorway: An entrance with a door.
- Hub: A central point of activity or network (for the website sense).
Related Phrases
- Portal frame: A structural frame, often used in building construction.
- Portal hypertension: A medical condition involving high blood pressure in the portal vein system.
Idioms and Metaphorical Use
- "The portals of heaven/success/etc.": A poetic or formal way to refer to the entrance or threshold to a significant, often abstract, place or state.
- He felt he was standing at the portals of a great adventure.
- Her graduation opened the portals to her professional career.
Noun
- a short vein that carries blood into the liver
- a site that the owner positions as an entrance to other sites on the internet
- a portal typically has search engines and free email and chat rooms etc.
- a grand and imposing entrance (often extended metaphorically)
- the portals of the cathedral
- the portals of heaven
- the portals of success