51Թ

Advertisement

Advertisement

View synonyms for

mural

[myoor-uhl]

noun

  1. a large picture painted or affixed directly on a wall or ceiling.

  2. a greatly enlarged photograph attached directly to a wall.

  3. a wallpaper pattern representing a landscape or the like, often with very widely spaced repeats so as to produce the effect of a mural painting on a wall of average size; a trompe l'oeil.



adjective

  1. of, relating to, or resembling a wall.

  2. executed on or affixed to a wall.

    mural inscriptions.

  3. pertaining to any of several astronomical instruments that were affixed to a wall aligned on the plane of a meridian, and were formerly used to measure the altitude of celestial bodies.

    a mural quadrant; a mural circle.

mural

/ ˈʊəə /

noun

  1. a large painting or picture on a wall

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. of or relating to a wall

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

mural

  1. A painting, usually large, made directly on a wall.

Discover More

The Mexican artist Diego Rivera was noted for his production of murals.
Discover More

Other 51Թ Forms

  • ˈܰ noun
Discover More

51Թ History and Origins

Origin of mural1

1400–50; late Middle English < Latin ū, equivalent to ū ( us ) wall + - -al 1
Discover More

51Թ History and Origins

Origin of mural1

C15: from Latin ū, from ūus wall
Discover More

Example Sentences

Examples have not been reviewed.

Leo will also be represented in mural form.

From

Several hours later, Newsom read to young students at Compton’s Clinton Elementary School before standing with local leaders in front of a cheery, cartoon mural to launch a new state literacy plan.

From

At England games, fans would scream her name to sign autographs and take photos, while a mural outside Old Trafford was painted following Euro 2022.

From

The back of the barbershop he manages features a mural of the Virgen de Guadalupe, a cactus plant and a Mexican flag.

From

This week, a famous mural of Floyd in Houston was destroyed as part of a building demolition, as well, according to Houston Public Media.

From

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement


muragemural crown