'Mural' definitions:
Definition of 'mural'
From: WordNet
adjective
Of or relating to walls; "mural painting"
noun
A painting that is applied to a wall surface [syn: mural, wall painting]
Definition of 'Mural'
From: GCIDE
- Mural \Mu"ral\, a. [F., fr. L. muralis, fr. murus wall. See Mure a wall.]
- 1. Of or pertaining to a wall; being on, or in, a wall; growing on, or against, a wall; as, a mural quadrant. "Mural breach." --Milton. "Mural fruit." --Evelyn. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Resembling a wall; perpendicular or steep; as, a mural precipice. [1913 Webster]
- Mural circle (Astron.), a graduated circle, in the plane of the meridian, attached permanently to a perpendicular wall; -- used for measuring arcs of the meridian. See Circle, n., 3.
- Mural crown (Rom. Antiq.), a golden crown, or circle of gold indented so as to resemble a battlement, bestowed on him who first mounted the wall of a besieged place, and there lodged a standard. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'mural'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abstract,
- abstraction,
- altarpiece,
- block print,
- collage,
- color print,
- copy,
- cyclorama,
- daub,
- diptych,
- engraving,
- fresco,
- icon,
- illumination,
- illustration,
- image,
- likeness,
- miniature,
- montage,
- mosaic,
- panorama,
- parietal,
- partitioned,
- photograph,
- picture,
- print,
- representation,
- reproduction,
- septal,
- stained glass window,
- stencil,
- still life,
- tableau,
- tapestry,
- triptych,
- wall painting,
- walled