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- [dawr-suh l]
- /ˈdɔr səl/
- /ˈdɔː.səl/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [dawr-suh l]
- /ˈdɔr səl/
Definitions of dorsal word
- adjective dorsal of, relating to, or situated at the back, or dorsum. 1
- adjective dorsal Anatomy, Zoology. 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. Compare ventral (def 2). 1
- adjective dorsal Botany. pertaining to the surface away from the axis, as of a leaf; abaxial. 1
- adjective dorsal Phonetics. (of a speech sound) articulated with the dorsum of the tongue. 1
- noun dorsal dossal (def 1). 1
- noun dorsal Of, on, or relating to the upper side or back of an animal, plant, or organ. 1
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Origin of dorsal
First appearance:
before 1535 One of the 29% oldest English words
1535-45; < Medieval Latin dorsālis, equivalent to Latin dors(um) back + -ālis -al1
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Parts of speech for Dorsal
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
dorsal popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 87% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
dorsal usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for dorsal
adj dorsal
- behind — If something is behind a thing or person, it is on the other side of them from you, or nearer their back rather than their front.
- last — occurring, coming, or being after the usual or proper time: late frosts; a late spring.
- back — If you move back, you move in the opposite direction to the one in which you are facing or in which you were moving before.
- hind — situated in the rear or at the back; posterior: the hind legs of an animal.
- after — If something happens after a particular date or event, it happens during the period of time that follows that date or event.
noun dorsal
- hand — Learned [lur-nid] /ˈlɜr nɪd/ (Show IPA), 1872–1961, U.S. jurist.
- vane — Sir Henry (Sir Harry Vane) 1613–62, British statesman and author.
- appendage — An appendage is something that is joined to or connected with something larger or more important.
- pinna — Botany. one of the primary divisions of a pinnate leaf.
- stabilizer — a person or thing that stabilizes.
adjective dorsal
- rear — the back of something, as distinguished from the front: The porch is at the rear of the house.
Antonyms for dorsal
adj dorsal
- front — the foremost part or surface of anything.
- anterior — Anterior describes a part of the body that is situated at or towards the front of another part.
- preceding — that precedes; previous: Refer back to the footnote on the preceding page.
- previous — coming or occurring before something else; prior: the previous owner.
- first — being before all others with respect to time, order, rank, importance, etc., used as the ordinal number of one: the first edition; the first vice president.
adjective dorsal
- plantar — of or relating to the sole of the foot.
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