dorsal
/ˈdɔː.səl/US/ˈdɔɹ.səl/
dorsal adjective: relating to the top surface of the foot or hand.
Adjective
dorsal (comparative more dorsal, superlative most dorsal)
Noun
dorsal (plural dorsals)
- A hanging, usually of rich stuff, at the back of a throne, altar, etc.
- Near-synonyms: altar screen, rood screen (not always different)
- Synonyms:
- altar screen, rood screen
- Any of the longitudinal series of plates that encircle the body, excluding the ventral scales.
- A sound produced using the dorsum of the tongue.
dorsal meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
dorsal in Hindi
- डोर्सल
dorsal in Tamil
- முதுகுப்புற, புறப்பக்கமான, பின், பின்புறம், முதுகிய, முதுகுப்பக்கத்துக்குரிய
dorsal in Marathi
- डोर्सल
dorsal in Urdu
- عقبی, پچھلا, پشتی
More languagesFewer languages
- dorsal in Bengali
- ডোর্সাল
- dorsal in Telugu
- డోర్సల్, డోర్సాల్
- dorsal in Malayalam
- മുതുകിനെ സംബന്ധിച്ച, പൃഷ്ഠകത്തെ സംബന്ധിച്ച
- dorsal in Kannada
- ಹಿಂಬದಿಯ, ಹಿಂದಿನ, ಪಿಂತಣ, ಪಿಂತಳ
- dorsal in Punjabi
- ਡੋਰ੍ਸਲ
- dorsal in Gujarati
- ડોર્સલ
- dorsal in Odia
- ଡୋର୍ସାଲ୍
- dorsal in Tagalog
- panlikod, likuran
- dorsal in Arabic
- ظَهْرِيّ ẓahriyy
- dorsal in Malay
- belakang, dorsum, dorsal
Examples of dorsal in a sentence
- The ancient Egyptians practiced circumcision by creating a dorsal incision in the foreskin.
- Dorsal columns carry mechanoreceptor information ipsilaterally.
- Trulleum A basin-shaped depression near the dorsal base of the mandible, close to its articulation.
Synonyms of dorsal
Antonyms
Forms of dorsal
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more dorsal |
| superlative | most dorsal |
| alternative form | dossal |
| Noun | |
| plural | dorsals |
Origin of dorsal
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.
Words formed from dorsal
- anterodorsal
- anteriodorsal
- apicodorsal
- basidorsal
- bidorsal
- caudodorsal
- centrodorsal
- cervicodorsal
- craniodorsal
- distodorsal
- dorsal body hormone
- dorsal fin
- dorsal hood
- dorsalisation
- dorsalization
- dorsalize
- dorsalise
- dorsally
- dorsalmost
- dorsal nasal artery
- dorsal plate
- dorsal plating
- dorsal root
- dorsal root ganglion
- dorsal slit
- dorsal striatum
- dorsal vessel
- dorsalward
- dorsalwards
- holodorsal
- humerodorsal
- interdorsal
- intermediodorsal
- labiodorsal
- laterodorsal
- lumbodorsal
- lumbo-dorsal
- mediodorsal
- mesodorsal
- mesiodorsal
- middorsal
- nondorsal
- oculodorsal
- postdorsal
- posterodorsal
- predorsal
- prodorsal
- proximodorsal
- retrodorsal
- rostrodorsal
- sacrodorsal
- subdorsal
- superodorsal
- supradorsal
- temporodorsal
- thoracodorsal
- ventrodorsal
Phrases with dorsal
Words that rhyme with dorsal
- morsel
- dorsel
- anteriodorsal
- anterodorsal
- apicodorsal
- basidorsal
- basodorsal
- bidorsal
- caudodorsal
- centrodorsal
- cervicodorsal
- craniodorsal
27 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- distodorsal
- holodorsal
- interdorsal
- intermediodorsal
- labiodorsal
- laterodorsal
- lumbodorsal
- mediodorsal
- mesiodorsal
- mesodorsal
- middorsal
- nondorsal
- oculodorsal
- postdorsal
- posterodorsal
- predorsal
- prodorsal
- proximodorsal
- retrodorsal
- rostrodorsal
- sacrodorsal
- subdorsal
- superodorsal
- supradorsal
- temporodorsal
- thoracodorsal
- ventrodorsal
Questions about dorsal
- What does dorsal mean?
- Dorsal means relating to the top surface of the foot or hand.
- What is dorsal in Hindi?
- Dorsal in Hindi is डोर्सल. See Dorsal meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is dorsal?
- Dorsal can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce dorsal?
- Dorsal is pronounced /ˈdɔː.səl/ (UK).
Words near dorsal in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: dorsal (page history and authors); dorsal (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); dorsal (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); dorsal (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); dorsal (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); dorsal (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); dorsal (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); dorsal (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); dorsal (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); dorsal (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); dorsal (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); dorsal (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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