dorsal
Pronunciation
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Pronunciation
- (America) IPA: /ˈdɔɹsəl/
dorsal
- (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, of a sound) 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.
- Russian: единоо́стрый
- Portuguese: dorsal
- Russian: ты́льный
- Russian: среднеязы́чный
dorsal (plural dorsals)
- (art) A hanging, usually of rich stuff, at the back of a throne, altar, etc.
- In snakes, any of the longitudinal series of plates that encircle the body, excluding the ventral scales.
- (linguistics) A sound produced using the dorsum of the tongue.
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