dorsal

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English

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Etymology

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From Late Middle English dorsal/dorsale, borrowing from Medieval Latin dorsālis (of or relating to the back), from dorsum (the back) +‎ -ālis (-al, adjectival suffix); equivalent to dorsum +‎ -al.

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dorsal (comparative more dorsal, superlative most dorsal)

  1. (anatomy, zootomy) With respect to, or concerning the side in which the backbone is located, or the analogous side of an invertebrate.
    1. (anatomy) Relating to the top surface of the foot or hand.
    2. (linguistics, of a sound) Produced using the dorsum of the tongue.
      Coordinate terms: coronal, labial, laryngeal, radical
  2. (of a knife) Having only one sharp side.
  3. (botany) Relating to the surface naturally inferior, as of a leaf.
  4. (botany) Relating to the surface naturally superior, as of a creeping hepatic moss.

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Noun

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Dorsal at the Church of England parish church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Weston-on-the-Green, Oxfordshire.

dorsal (plural dorsals)

  1. (art) A hanging, usually of rich stuff, at the back of a throne, altar, etc.
  2. (zootomy, in snakes) Any of the longitudinal series of plates that encircle the body, excluding the ventral scales.
  3. (linguistics) A sound produced using the dorsum of the tongue.

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Catalan

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Etymology

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From dors +‎ -al.

Adjective

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dorsal m or f (masculine and feminine plural dorsals)

  1. rear
  2. (anatomy, linguistics) dorsal

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Noun

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dorsal m (plural dorsals)

  1. backplate (of a cuirass)
  2. (zoology) shell, elytron
  3. (sports) number

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dorsal f (plural dorsals)

  1. (meteorology) ridge
    Antonym: tàlveg
  2. (geomorphology) ridge (on the ocean floor)

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French

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French Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia fr

Etymology

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Inherited from Old French, from Latin dorsum with adjective-forming suffix -al.

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dorsal (feminine dorsale, masculine plural dorsaux, feminine plural dorsales)

  1. dorsal

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Descendants

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  • Dutch: dorsaal

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German

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dorsal (strong nominative masculine singular dorsaler, not comparable)

  1. dorsal

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Interlingua

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dorsal (not comparable)

  1. dorsal

Portuguese

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  • Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -aw
  • Hyphenation: dor‧sal

Adjective

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dorsal m or f (plural dorsais, not comparable)

  1. (anatomy) dorsal (of the back)
  2. (anatomy) dorsal (of the top surface of a hand or foot)

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Noun

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dorsal f (plural dorsais)

  1. (geology) ridge
    Synonym: dorsal oceânica
  2. (linguistics) dorsal

Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French dorsal.

Adjective

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dorsal m or n (feminine singular dorsală, masculine plural dorsali, feminine and neuter plural dorsale)

  1. dorsal

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Spanish

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Etymology

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From Latin dorsālis.

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  • IPA(key): /doɾˈsal/ [d̪oɾˈsal]
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Syllabification: dor‧sal

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dorsal m or f (masculine and feminine plural dorsales)

  1. (anatomy) dorsal

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Noun

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dorsal m (plural dorsales)

  1. ridge

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