# petrosal

> English word · Adjective · IPA /pɪˈtɹəʊ.səl/

## Definitions
1. Of great hardness; petrous.
2. Of, pertaining to, or located near the petrous part of the temporal bone or the capsule of the inner ear.

## Etymology
From Latin petrōsus (“full of rocks, rocky”) + -al.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/petrosal