portal B1 Topic:Health & Medicine US /ˈpɔːɹtl̩/ UK /ˈpɔːtl̩/ See IPA manual Freq #7274 Meanings 1 noun a grand and imposing entrance (often extended metaphorically) The portals of the cathedral. 2 noun 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. 3 noun An entrance, entry point, or means of entry. The local library, a portal of knowledge. 4 noun A website or page that acts as an entrance to other websites or pages on the Internet. The new medical portal has dozens of topical categories containing links to hundreds of sites. Thesaurus Synonyms 2 noun · a site that the owner... portal site Word family Derived forms antiportaleportalgeoportalintraportalmegaportalportal-to-portalportalableportalisationportalizationportletteleportalvortal Common collocations portal vein Noun + noun portal tomb Noun + noun Etymology From Middle English portal, porttol, from Old French portal and Medieval Latin portāle, from porta. Topics Health & Medicine External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # portal **Type:** Word **Level:** B1 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈpɔːɹtl̩/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈpɔːtl̩/ **Frequency rank:** 7274 ## Meanings 1. a grand and imposing entrance (often extended metaphorically) 2. a site that the owner positions as an entrance to other sites on the internet 3. An entrance, entry point, or means of entry. 4. A website or page that acts as an entrance to other websites or pages on the Internet. ## Examples - The portals of the cathedral. - A portal typically has search engines and free email and chat rooms etc. - The local library, a portal of knowledge. - The new medical portal has dozens of topical categories containing links to hundreds of sites. ## Derived Forms - antiportal - eportal - geoportal - intraportal - megaportal - portal-to-portal - portalable - portalisation - portalization - portlet - teleportal - vortal ## Etymology From Middle English portal, porttol, from Old French portal and Medieval Latin portāle, from porta. ## Topics - Health & Medicine markdown