dorsal
English
/ˈdɔɹsəl/
adj
Definitions
- (anatomy) With respect to, or concerning the side in which the backbone is located, or the analogous side of an invertebrate.
- (of a knife) Having only one sharp side.
- (anatomy) Relating to the top surface of the foot or hand.
- (linguistics) Produced using the dorsum of the tongue.
- (botany) Relating to the surface naturally inferior, as of a leaf.
- (botany) Relating to the surface naturally superior, as of a creeping hepatic moss.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English dorsal derived from Latin dorsālis.
Origin
Latin
dorsālis
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- anteriodorsal English
- anteriodorsally English
- anterodorsal English
- anterodorsally English
- apicodorsal English
- basidorsal English
- bidorsal English
- caudodorsal English
- caudodorsally English
- centrodorsal English
- cervicodorsal English
- craniodorsal English
- craniodorsally English
- distodorsal English
- distodorsally English
- dorsalization English
- dorsalize English
- dorsally English
- dorsalmost English
- dorsalward English
- dorsalwards English
- holodorsal English
- hyperdorsalization English
- hyperdorsalize English
- interdorsal English
- intermediodorsal English
- labiodorsal English
- labiodorsally English
- laterodorsal English
- laterodorsally English
- lumbodorsal English
- mediodorsal English
- mediodorsally English
- mesiodorsal English
- mesodorsal English
- mesodorsally English
- middorsal English
- middorsally English
- nondorsal English
- oculodorsal English
- postdorsal English
- posterodorsal English
- posterodorsally English
- posterolaterodorsal English
- predorsal English
- proximodorsal English
- proximodorsally English
- retrodorsal English
- retrodorsally English
- rostrodorsal English
- rostrodorsally English
- sacrodorsal English
- subdorsal English
- sublaterodorsal English
- superodorsal English
- superodorsally English
- temporodorsal English
- temporodorsally English
- thoracodorsal English
- ventrodorsal English
- ventrodorsally English
- dorsālis Latin
- dorsal Spanish, Castilian
- dorsal Middle English
- bidorsal
- dorsally
- subdorsal
- nondorsal
- middorsal
- dorsalize
- predorsal
- postdorsal
- dorsalward
- dorsalmost
- holodorsal
- basidorsal
- mesodorsal
- retrodorsal
- mesiodorsal
- labiodorsal
- distodorsal
- caudodorsal
- oculodorsal
- interdorsal
- apicodorsal
- sacrodorsal
- middorsally
- mediodorsal
- lumbodorsal
- dorsalwards
- anterodorsal
- laterodorsal
- craniodorsal
- ventrodorsal
- centrodorsal
- mesodorsally
- rostrodorsal
- superodorsal
- anteriodorsal
- labiodorsally
- thoracodorsal
- cervicodorsal
- dorsalization
- caudodorsally
- retrodorsally
- temporodorsal
- proximodorsal
- mediodorsally
- posterodorsal
- distodorsally
- laterodorsally
- superodorsally
- rostrodorsally
- craniodorsally
- ventrodorsally
- hyperdorsalize
- anterodorsally
- proximodorsally
- posterodorsally
- temporodorsally
- anteriodorsally
- sublaterodorsal
- intermediodorsal
- hyperdorsalization
- posterolaterodorsal