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portal
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As a noun, portal means an entrance, entry point, or means of entry. As an adjective, it means of or relating to a porta, especially the porta of the liver.
Meanings of portal
12 meaningsnoun
An entrance, entry point, or means of entry.
“The local library, a portal of knowledge.”
internetA 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.”
anatomyA short vein that carries blood into the liver.
science fictionfantasyA magical or technological doorway leading to another location, period in time or dimension.
architectureA lesser gate, where there are two of different dimensions.
architectureFormerly, a small square corner in a room separated from the rest of an apartment by wainscoting, forming a short passage to another apartment.
A grandiose and often lavish entrance.
bridge-buildingThe space, at one end, between opposite trusses when these are terminated by inclined braces.
A prayer book or breviary; a portass.
A grand and imposing entrance (often extended metaphorically)
“the portals of the cathedral”
“the portals of heaven”
“the portals of success”
adjective
anatomyOf or relating to a porta, especially the porta of the liver.
“the portal vein”
verb
scififantasyTo use a portal (magical or technological doorway).
Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).