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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024dor•sal1 /ˈdɔrsəl/USA pronunciation adj. [before a noun]- Anatomy, Zoologyof, relating to, or situated at the back of a fish:the dorsal fin of the shark.
- Anatomysituated on or toward the upper side of the body, equivalent to the back in humans.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024dor•sal1 (dôr′səl),USA pronunciation adj. - Anatomy, Zoologyof, pertaining to, or situated at the back, or dorsum.
- Anatomy
- situated on or toward the upper side of the body, equivalent to the back, or posterior, in humans.
- situated on or toward the posterior plane in humans or toward the upper plane in quadrupeds.
- Botanypertaining to the surface away from the axis, as of a leaf;
abaxial. - [Phonet.](of a speech sound) articulated with the dorsum of the tongue.
n. - [Phonet.]a dorsal speech sound.
- Anatomya dorsal structure.
- Medieval Latin dorsālis, equivalent. to Latin dors(um) back + -ālis -al1
- 1535–45
- Religiondossal (def. 1).
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: dorsal /ˈdɔːsəl/ adj - relating to the back or spinal part of the body
Etymology: 15th Century: from Medieval Latin dorsālis, from Latin dorsum backˈdorsally adv |