mural

 
Pronunciation: /ˈmjʊər(ə)l/

noun

  • a painting or other work of art executed directly on a wall: huge murals depicting Norse legends

adjective

[attributive]
  • 1relating to or resembling a wall: a mural escarpment
  • 2 Medicine relating to or occurring in the wall of a body cavity or blood vessel: mural thrombosis

Derivatives

muralist

noun

Origin:

late Middle English: from French, from Latin muralis, from murus 'wall'. The adjective was first used in mural crown; later (mid 16th century) the sense 'placed or executed on a wall' arose, reflected in the current noun use (dating from the early 20th century)