portal
pronunciation
How to pronounce portal in British English:
UK [ˈpɔ:tl]
How to pronounce portal in American English:
US [ˈpɔrtl]
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- Noun:
- a grand and imposing entrance (often extended metaphorically)
- a site that the owner positions as an entrance to other sites on the internet
- a short vein that carries blood into the liver
Word Origin
- portal (n.)
- late 14c., "gate, gateway," from Old French portal "gate" (Modern French portail) and directly from Medieval Latin portale "city gate, porch," from neuter of portalis (adj.) "of a gate," from Latin porta "gate" (see port (n.1)).
Example
- 1. But very often do you find a web reporting portal and that also based upon the open software philosophy .
- 2. Facebook 's 250mm user base is nearing mainstream web portal ( see traffic compared to google and yahoo ) they 're quickly closing the gap .
- 3. A team from fudan university in shanghai and the hong kong university of science have a concept for a hidden portal based on advanced materials .
- 4. Midnight , it is said , is the portal between this world and the next and is somehow in league with chaos , death , and mystery .
- 5. Logging into weibo takes users to " weibo square , " a portal filled with endless possible detours , including the hot topics of the day , most popular tweets , and highlighted celebrity users .