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Dorsal

Dorsal Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Dorsal? [adj] (biology) facing away from the axis of an organ or organism; "the abaxial surface of a leaf is the underside or side facing away from the stem" [adj] belonging to or on or near the back or upper surface of an animal or organ or part; "the dorsal fin is the vertical fin on the back of a fish and certain marine mammals" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Dorsal: abaxial Related Terms \| Find terms related to Dorsal: accented \| alveolar \| apical \| apico-alveolar \| apico-dental \| articulated \| assimilated \| back \| barytone \| bilabial \| broad \| cacuminal \| central \| cerebral \| checked \| close \| consonant \| consonantal \| continuant \| dental \| dissimilated \| flat \| front \| glide \| glossal \| glottal \| gluteal \| guttural \| hard \| heavy \| high \| intonated \| labial \| labiodental \| labiovelar \| lateral \| lax \| light \| lingual \| liquid \| low \| lumbar \| mid \| monophthongal \| muted \| narrow \| nasal \| nasalized \| occipital \| occlusive \| open \| oxytone \| palatal \| palatalized \| pharyngeal \| pharyngealized \| phonemic \| phonetic \| phonic \| pitch \| pitched \| posterial \| posttonic \| retral \| retroflex \| rounded \| sciatic \| semivowel \| soft \| sonant \| stopped \| stressed \| strong \| surd \| syllabic \| tense \| tergal \| thick \| throaty \| tonal \| tonic \| twangy \| unaccented \| unrounded \| unstressed \| velar \| vocalic \| vocoid \| voiced \| voiceless \| vowel \| vowellike \| weak \| wide See Also \| Dorsal In Webster's Dictionary \Dor"sal\, a. [F. dorsal, LL. dorsalis, fr. L. dorsualis, fr. dorsum back; cf. Gr. ?, ?, mountain ridge. Cf. {Dorse}, {Dorsel}, {Dosel}.] 1. (Anat.) Pertaining to, or situated near, the back, or dorsum, of an animal or of one of its parts; notal; tergal; neural; as, the dorsal fin of a fish; the dorsal artery of the tongue; -- opposed to {ventral}. 2. (Bot.) (a) Pertaining to the surface naturally inferior, as of a leaf. (b) Pertaining to the surface naturally superior, as of a creeping hepatic moss. {Dorsal vessel} (Zo["o]l.), a central pulsating blood vessel along the back of insects, acting as a heart. \Dor"sal\, n. [LL. dorsale, neut. fr. dorsalis. See {Dorsal}, a.] (Fine Arts) A hanging, usually of rich stuff, at the back of a throne, or of an altar, or in any similar position.

Dorsal Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Dorsal?

[adj] (biology) facing away from the axis of an organ or organism; "the abaxial surface of a leaf is the underside or side facing away from the stem"
[adj] belonging to or on or near the back or upper surface of an animal or organ or part; "the dorsal fin is the vertical fin on the back of a fish and certain marine mammals"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Dorsal: abaxial

See Also |

Dorsal In Webster's Dictionary

\Dor"sal\, a. [F. dorsal, LL. dorsalis, fr. L. dorsualis,
fr. dorsum back; cf. Gr. ?, ?, mountain ridge. Cf. {Dorse},
{Dorsel}, {Dosel}.]
1. (Anat.) Pertaining to, or situated near, the back, or
   dorsum, of an animal or of one of its parts; notal;
   tergal; neural; as, the dorsal fin of a fish; the dorsal
   artery of the tongue; -- opposed to {ventral}.

2. (Bot.)
   (a) Pertaining to the surface naturally inferior, as of a
       leaf.
   (b) Pertaining to the surface naturally superior, as of a
       creeping hepatic moss.

{Dorsal vessel} (Zo["o]l.), a central pulsating blood vessel
   along the back of insects, acting as a heart.


\Dor"sal\, n. [LL. dorsale, neut. fr. dorsalis. See
{Dorsal}, a.] (Fine Arts)
A hanging, usually of rich stuff, at the back of a throne, or
of an altar, or in any similar position.

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