urinal

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6
Pronunciation
/jʊəˈraɪnəl/
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/jʊəˈraɪnəl/ · /ˈjʊɹɪnəl/(US) · /ˈjɝɪnəl/(US) · /ˈjʉːəɹɪnəl/ · /ˈju.rɪ.nəl/

Definition of urinal

8 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. A device or fixture used for urination, particularly
    “This was the second time in the last few months that she was asked to install a urinal in a luxury residential project, and she said she knows many other designers and architects who have been specifying home urinals in their projects.”
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noun

  1. A device or fixture used for urination, particularly
    “This was the second time in the last few months that she was asked to install a urinal in a luxury residential project, and she said she knows many other designers and architects who have been specifying home urinals in their projects.”
  2. (historical)A device or fixture used for urination
  3. (obsolete)A device or fixture used for urination
  4. A device or fixture used for urination
  5. A device or fixture used for urination
  6. (obsolete)Any oblong glass vessel shaped like the old alchemist's urinal.
  7. (obsolete)A room or structure used for urination: a latrine; an outhouse; a lavatory.

adj

  1. (not-comparable)Synonym of urinary.
    “Q. What amount, in cubic feet, would there be in Port Huron for one year, of fecal and urinal discharge into the sewers?”
    “Urinal and fecal wastes were placed in runoff boxes at the base, midpoint and top of 20cm snow packs. The units were subjected to carefully controlled temperature fluctuations ranging from 8 to 12 degrees C. Urinal losses were determined primarily by the quantity of water which passed through the manure layer. Fecal nitrogen losses were much lower than urinal losses.”

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Etymology

From Middle English urinal, urynal, orynal, from Old French urinal, orinal (“vessel for urination”), from Latin ūrīnālis (“urinary”). Use for plumbing fixtures attested from 1851.

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