dorsal

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Adjective 1.3.1 Antonyms 1.3.2 Derived terms 1.3.3 Translations 2 Spanish 2.1 Adjective

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Latin dorsālis (“‘of or related to the back’”).

[edit] Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɔː(r)səl

[edit] Adjective

dorsal (not comparable)

1. (anatomy) With respect to, or concerning the side in which the backbone is located, or the analogous side of an invertebrate.
2. (of a knife) Having only one sharp side.
3. An anatomical term referring to the top surface of either foot and/or hand.

[edit] Antonyms

• ventral

[edit] Derived terms

• dorsal fin

[edit] Translations

Catalan: dorsal ca(ca)

German: dorsal de(de) Spanish: dorsal es(es)

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[edit] Spanish

[edit] Adjective

dorsal m. and f. (plural dorsales)

1. (anatomy) dorsal