urinal

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Pronunciation

• (RP) enPR: yo͞o-rīʹnəl, IPA: /juːˈɹaɪnəl/
• (America) enPR yo͝orʹĭn-əl, IPA: /ˈjʊɹɪnəl/, /ˈjɝɪnəl/
• (AU) enPR: yo͝orʹĭn-əl, IPA: /ˈjʉːəɹɪnəl/

Noun

urinal (plural urinals)

1. A device or fixture used for urination, particularly:
   1. (historical medicine & alchemy) A glass vial used for examining or storing urine.
   2. (obsolete) A chamber pot specially designed or considered as a device for urination.
   3. (obsolete) A device for urination worn by patients suffering incontinence.
   4. A plumbing fixture intended for standing urination, typically by men and boys.
2. (chemistry, obsolete) Any oblong glass vessel shaped like the old alchemist's urinal.
3. (obsolete) A room or structure used for urination: a latrine; an outhouse; a lavatory.

Synonyms

• (chamber pot) See Thesaurus:chamber pot
• (fixture) See Thesaurus:toilet
• (room or structure) See Thesaurus:bathroom

Related terms

• urine, urinate, urination

Translations

• German: Ente
• Portuguese: mictório

Translations

• French: urinoir
• German: Urinal, Pissoir, Pinkelbecken
• Italian: orinatoio
• Portuguese: urinol, mictório
• Russian: писсуа́р
• Spanish: urinario, mingitorio

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