"dorsal" meaning in English

See dorsal in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈdɔː.səl/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈdɔː.sl̩/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈdɔɹ.səl/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-dorsal.wav [Southern-England] Forms: more dorsal [comparative], most dorsal [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)səl Etymology: 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. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|dorsal/dorsale}} Middle English dorsal/dorsale, {{der|en|ML.|dorsālis|t=of or relating to the back}} Medieval Latin dorsālis (“of or relating to the back”), {{af|la|dorsum|-ālis|nocat=1|pos2=adjectival suffix|t1=the back|t2=-al}} dorsum (“the back”) + -ālis (“-al”, adjectival suffix), {{af|en|dorsum|-al}} dorsum + -al Head templates: {{en-adj}} 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.
    (anatomy) Relating to the top surface of the foot or hand.
    Categories (topical): Anatomy Categories (lifeform): Animal body parts Translations (relating to the top surface of foot or hand): 背側 (Chinese Mandarin), 背侧 (bèicè) (Chinese Mandarin), dorsaalinen (Finnish), dorsal (Portuguese), ты́льный (týlʹnyj) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-dorsal-en-adj-kewn92M1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -al Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 26 3 7 7 12 10 10 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -al: 27 27 9 4 4 12 9 8 Topics: anatomy, biology, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences, zoology, zootomy Disambiguation of 'relating to the top surface of foot or hand': 86 0 0 7 7
  2. (anatomy, zootomy) With respect to, or concerning the side in which the backbone is located, or the analogous side of an invertebrate.
    (linguistics, of a sound) Produced using the dorsum of the tongue.
    Categories (topical): Anatomy, Linguistics Categories (lifeform): Animal body parts Translations (produced using the dorsum of the tongue): միջնալեզվային (miǰnalezvayin) (Armenian), dilortası (Azerbaijani), dorsaalinen (Finnish), dorsal (Galician), უკანაენისმიერი (uḳanaenismieri) (Georgian), დორსალური (dorsaluri) (Georgian), გუტურალური (guṭuraluri) (Georgian), dorsal (German), dorsal (Romanian), среднеязы́чный (srednejazýčnyj) (Russian), дорса́льный (dorsálʹnyj) (Russian), dorsal (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-dorsal-en-adj-m395uLhR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -al Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 26 3 7 7 12 10 10 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -al: 27 27 9 4 4 12 9 8 Topics: anatomy, biology, human-sciences, linguistics, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences, zoology, zootomy Disambiguation of 'produced using the dorsum of the tongue': 6 90 1 2 2
  3. (of a knife) Having only one sharp side. Translations (having only one sharp side): едноостър (ednoostǎr) (Bulgarian), yksiteräinen (Finnish), единоо́стрый (jedinoóstryj) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-dorsal-en-adj-I2lFjxQZ Disambiguation of 'having only one sharp side': 3 3 93 1 1
  4. (botany) Relating to the surface naturally inferior, as of a leaf. Categories (topical): Botany
    Sense id: en-dorsal-en-adj-6k31GnZ0 Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
  5. (botany) Relating to the surface naturally superior, as of a creeping hepatic moss. Categories (topical): Botany
    Sense id: en-dorsal-en-adj-Lh0O9dKj Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: endorse, indorse, tabes dorsalis Coordinate_terms: distal, lateral, medial, posterior, proximal, ventral [edit] Coordinate_terms (human anatomy direction adjectives): anterior Translations (relating to the side in which the backbone is located): ظَهْرِيّ (ẓahriyy) (Arabic), спінны́ (spinný) (Belarusian), гръбен (grǎben) (Bulgarian), dorsal (Catalan), 背側 (Chinese Mandarin), 背侧 (bèicè) (Chinese Mandarin), hřbetní (Czech), dorzální (Czech), selänpuoleinen (Finnish), dorsal (French), dorsal (Galician), Rücken- (German), dorsal (German), dorsale (Italian), belakang (Malay), dorsum (Malay), dorsal (Malay), grzbietowy (Polish), dorsalny (Polish), dorsal (Portuguese), dorsal (Romanian), спинно́й (spinnój) (Russian), дорса́льный (dorsálʹnyj) (english: medical) [literary] (Russian), хребе́тный (xrebétnyj) (Russian), chrbtový (Slovak), dorsal (Spanish), dorsal (Swedish), rygg- (Swedish), panlikod (Tagalog), likuran (Tagalog), спинни́й (spynnýj) (Ukrainian), хребе́тний (xrebétnyj) (Ukrainian)

Noun

IPA: /ˈdɔː.səl/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈdɔː.sl̩/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈdɔɹ.səl/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-dorsal.wav [Southern-England] Forms: dorsals [plural]
Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)səl Etymology: 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. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|dorsal/dorsale}} Middle English dorsal/dorsale, {{der|en|ML.|dorsālis|t=of or relating to the back}} Medieval Latin dorsālis (“of or relating to the back”), {{af|la|dorsum|-ālis|nocat=1|pos2=adjectival suffix|t1=the back|t2=-al}} dorsum (“the back”) + -ālis (“-al”, adjectival suffix), {{af|en|dorsum|-al}} dorsum + -al Head templates: {{en-noun}} dorsal (plural dorsals)
  1. (art) A hanging, usually of rich stuff, at the back of a throne, altar, etc. Categories (topical): Art Synonyms (hanging): dossal
    Sense id: en-dorsal-en-noun-MPgb7txs Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -al Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 26 3 7 7 12 10 10 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -al: 27 27 9 4 4 12 9 8 Topics: art, arts Disambiguation of 'hanging': 4 4 3 3 4 73 6 3
  2. (zootomy, in snakes) Any of the longitudinal series of plates that encircle the body, excluding the ventral scales. Categories (lifeform): Animal body parts
    Sense id: en-dorsal-en-noun-y9ZnI9xo Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology, zootomy
  3. (linguistics) A sound produced using the dorsum of the tongue. Categories (topical): Linguistics
    Sense id: en-dorsal-en-noun-8-eKp-9k Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "lang": "Georgian",
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      "word": "ظَهْرِيّ"
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      "word": "спінны́"
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      "sense": "relating to the side in which the backbone is located",
      "word": "背側"
    },
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      "sense": "relating to the side in which the backbone is located",
      "word": "hřbetní"
    },
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      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "relating to the side in which the backbone is located",
      "word": "dorzální"
    },
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "relating to the side in which the backbone is located",
      "word": "selänpuoleinen"
    },
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      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "relating to the side in which the backbone is located",
      "word": "dorsal"
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      "sense": "relating to the side in which the backbone is located",
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    },
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      "sense": "relating to the side in which the backbone is located",
      "word": "dorsale"
    },
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      "code": "ms",
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      "sense": "relating to the side in which the backbone is located",
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      "code": "az",
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          "linguistics"
        ],
        [
          "sound",
          "sound"
        ],
        [
          "dorsum",
          "dorsum"
        ],
        [
          "tongue",
          "tongue"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(linguistics) A sound produced using the dorsum of the tongue."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "human-sciences",
        "linguistics",
        "sciences"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈdɔː.səl/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈdɔː.sl̩/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈdɔɹ.səl/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɔː(ɹ)səl"
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-dorsal.wav",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/9/98/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-dorsal.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-dorsal.wav.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/9/98/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-dorsal.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-dorsal.wav.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (Southern England)"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "sense": "hanging",
      "word": "dossal"
    }
  ],
  "word": "dorsal"
}

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