What does petrous mean?
Definitions for petrous
ˈpɛ trəs, ˈpi-petrous
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Princeton's WordNet
petrous, stonelikeadjective
(of bone especially the temporal bone) resembling stone in hardness
Wiktionary
petrousadjective
Resembling rock or stone in its hardness
petrousadjective
Of the dense portion of the temporal bone that protects the inner ear.
Etymology: From the Greek petra, rock.
Webster Dictionary
Petrousadjective
like stone; hard; stony; rocky; as, the petrous part of the temporal bone
Petrousadjective
same as Petrosal
Etymology: [L. petrosus, fr. petra a stone.]
Surnames Frequency by Census Records
PETROUS
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Petrous is ranked #139228 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Petrous surname appeared 120 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Petrous.
93.3% or 112 total occurrences were White.
5% or 6 total occurrences were of two or more races.
Anagrams for petrous »
posture
pourest
pouters
proteus
Proteus
spouter
store up
troupes
septuor
proetus
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of petrous in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of petrous in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
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- pétreoSpanish
- nhỏ nhenVietnamese
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