dorsal

English

Etymology

From Latin dorsālis (“of or relating to the back”).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)səl

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. (anatomy) The top surface of foot and/or hand.

Antonyms

• ventral

Coordinate terms

• (human anatomy direction adjectives) anterior,‎ distal,‎ dorsal,‎ lateral,‎ medial,‎ posterior,‎ proximal,‎ ventral ^{(Category: en:Medicine) [edit]}

Derived terms

• dorsal fin

Related terms

• endorse, indorse

Translations

With respect to, or concerning the side in which the backbone is located, or the analogous side of an invertebrate

• Bulgarian: гръбен (bg) (grǎben)

• Portuguese: dorsal (pt)
• Russian: спинной (ru) (spinnoj)

(of a knife) Having only one sharp side

• Bulgarian: едноостър (bg) (ednoostǎr)

An anatomical term referring to the top surface of either foot and/or hand

• Portuguese: dorsal (pt)
• Russian: тыльный (ru) (tylʹnyj)

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• Catalan: dorsal (ca)

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

Noun

dorsal (plural dorsals)

1. (art) A hanging, usually of rich stuff, at the back of a throne, altar, etc.

Anagrams

• lardos

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French

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Adjective

dorsal m (feminine dorsale, masculine plural dorsaux, feminine plural dorsales)

1. dorsal

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Spanish

Adjective

dorsal m and f (plural dorsales)

1. (anatomy) dorsal