dorsal en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈdɔː.səl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈdɔː.sl̩/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈdɔɹ.səl/ (General-American)
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.
Meanings
- With respect to, or concerning the side in which the backbone is located, or the analogous side of an invertebrate. ▸ Relating to the top surface of the foot or hand.
- (of a sound) With respect to, or concerning the side in which the backbone is located, or the analogous side of an invertebrate. ▸ Produced using the dorsum of the tongue.
- (of a knife) Having only one sharp side.
- Relating to the surface naturally inferior, as of a leaf.
- Relating to the surface naturally superior, as of a creeping hepatic moss.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more dorsal | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most dorsal | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| dossal | alternative | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Coordinates
laryngeal · radical · coronal · labial
Deriveds
dorsal fin · dorsal vessel · dorsal hood · centrodorsal · dorsal root ganglion · dorsal slit · craniodorsal · lumbodorsal · proximodorsal · bidorsal · dorsal nasal artery · laterodorsal · lumbo-dorsal · dorsally · mesodorsal · dorsal body hormone · distodorsal · dorsalmost · cervicodorsal · supradorsal · dorsalwards · retrodorsal · labiodorsal · sacrodorsal · middorsal · dorsalward · dorsal root · dorsalize · temporodorsal · prodorsal · rostrodorsal · oculodorsal · basidorsal · subdorsal · ventrodorsal · holodorsal · dorsal plating · dorsal plate · caudodorsal · predorsal · superodorsal · anteriodorsal · humerodorsal · dorsalization · thoracodorsal · apicodorsal · dorsalise · interdorsal · nondorsal · postdorsal · posterodorsal · mesiodorsal · mediodorsal · anterodorsal · dorsalisation · dorsal striatum · intermediodorsal
Hypernyms
Relateds
tabes dorsalis · indorse · endorse · dossier
Translations (51)
fi dorsaalinen (produced using the dorsum of the tongue) · de dorsal (relating to the side in which the backbone is located) · sk chrbtový (relating to the side in which the backbone is located) · bg едноостър (having only one sharp side) · ru единоо́стрый (having only one sharp side) · fi yksiteräinen (having only one sharp side) · sv rygg- (relating to the side in which the backbone is located) · ru ты́льный (relating to the top surface of foot or hand) · pl dorsalny (relating to the side in which the backbone is located) · ru спинно́й (relating to the side in which the backbone is located) · unm ùpxkòni (relating to the side in which the backbone is located) · cs hřbetní (relating to the side in which the backbone is located) · ca dorsal (relating to the side in which the backbone is located) · sv dorsal (produced using the dorsum of the tongue) · de Rücken- (relating to the side in which the backbone is located) · ka უკანაენისმიერი (produced using the dorsum of the tongue) · de dorsal (produced using the dorsum of the tongue) · be спінны́ (relating to the side in which the backbone is located) · sv dorsal (relating to the side in which the backbone is located) · cmn 背側 /背侧 (relating to the side in which the backbone is located) · ru дорса́льный (relating to the side in which the backbone is located) · gl dorsal (relating to the side in which the backbone is located) · it dorsale (relating to the side in which the backbone is located) · uk хребе́тний (relating to the side in which the backbone is located) · bg гръбен (relating to the side in which the backbone is located) · ar ظَهْرِيّ (relating to the side in which the backbone is located) · ru хребе́тный (relating to the side in which the backbone is located) · fr dorsal (relating to the side in which the backbone is located) · az dilortası (produced using the dorsum of the tongue) · ru среднеязы́чный (produced using the dorsum of the tongue) · pt dorsal (relating to the top surface of foot or hand) · cs dorzální (relating to the side in which the backbone is located) · pt dorsal (relating to the side in which the backbone is located) · ka გუტურალური (produced using the dorsum of the tongue) · fi dorsaalinen (relating to the top surface of foot or hand) · tl likuran (relating to the side in which the backbone is located) · gl dorsal (produced using the dorsum of the tongue) · es dorsal (relating to the side in which the backbone is located) · pl grzbietowy (relating to the side in which the backbone is located) · ms belakang (relating to the side in which the backbone is located) · ka დორსალური (produced using the dorsum of the tongue) · cmn 背側 /背侧 (relating to the top surface of foot or hand) · tl panlikod (relating to the side in which the backbone is located) · ru дорса́льный (produced using the dorsum of the tongue) · ms dorsum (relating to the side in which the backbone is located) · hy միջնալեզվային (produced using the dorsum of the tongue) · ms dorsal (relating to the side in which the backbone is located) · fi selänpuoleinen (relating to the side in which the backbone is located) · ro dorsal (produced using the dorsum of the tongue) · ro dorsal (relating to the side in which the backbone is located) · uk спинни́й (relating to the side in which the backbone is located)