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Vinony

dorsal

adjective

No English definition recorded for this entry.

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈdɔː.səl/ / /ˈdɔː.sl̩/ / /ˈdɔɹ.səl/

adj

Etymology: From Late Middle English dorsal/dorsale, borrowing from Medieval Latin dorsālis (“of or relating to the back”), from dorsum (“the back”) + -ālis (“-al”, adjectival suffix); equivalent to dorsum + -al.

  1. With respect to, or concerning the side in which the backbone is located, or the analogous side of an invertebrate.
  2. With respect to, or concerning the side in which the backbone is located, or the analogous side of an invertebrate.
  3. Having only one sharp side.
  4. Relating to the surface naturally inferior, as of a leaf.
  5. Relating to the surface naturally superior, as of a creeping hepatic moss.

noun

Etymology: From Late Middle English dorsal/dorsale, borrowing from Medieval Latin dorsālis (“of or relating to the back”), from dorsum (“the back”) + -ālis (“-al”, adjectival suffix); equivalent to dorsum + -al.

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

    “Near-synonyms: altar screen, rood screen (not always different)”

  2. Any of the longitudinal series of plates that encircle the body, excluding the ventral scales.
  3. A sound produced using the dorsum of the tongue.