Dictionary

dorsum en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈdɔː.səm/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈdɔɹ.səm/ (General-American)
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Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin dorsum (“the back”).

Meanings

1. The back or dorsal region on the surface of an animal. ▸ The back of the tongue, used for articulating dorsal consonants.
2. The back or dorsal region on the surface of an animal. ▸ The top of the foot or the back of the hand.
3. A ridge on a hill, or on the surface of a planet or moon.
4. Theta Capricorni, a star on the back of the Goat.

Forms

Relateds

dorsal · dorsum sellae · dorsumal

Synonyms

back · back

Translations (10)

de Dorsum linguae (back of the tongue) · cmn 腳背 /脚背 (top of the foot or back of the hand) · cmn 舌背 (back of the tongue) · cmn 手背 (top of the foot or back of the hand) · de Zungenrücken (back of the tongue) · de Dorsum (ridge on a hill) · de Dorsum (back of the tongue) · de Dorsum (back of an animal) · cmn 背部 (back of an animal) · de Rücken (back of an animal)