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dorsum

UK/ˈdɔː.səm//ˈdɔɹ.səm/

dorsum noun: the back of the tongue, used for articulating dorsal consonants.

Noun

dorsum (plural dorsa)

  1. The back of the tongue, used for articulating dorsal consonants.
    Synonyms:
    back
  2. The top of the foot or the back of the hand.
    Synonyms:
    back
  3. A ridge on a hill, or on the surface of a planet or moon.
  4. Theta Capricorni, a star on the back of the Goat.

dorsum meaning in Tamil

dorsum in Tamil

புறம், வெளிப்புறம், கடைநா, மலை முகடு

Synonyms of dorsum

Forms of dorsum

pluraldorsa

Plural of dorsum: dorsa

Origin of dorsum

Learned borrowing from Latin dorsum (“the back”).

Questions about dorsum

What does dorsum mean?
Dorsum means the back of the tongue, used for articulating dorsal consonants.
What is dorsum in Tamil?
Dorsum in Tamil is புறம், வெளிப்புறம், கடைநா. See Dorsum meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is dorsum?
Dorsum is a noun.
How do you pronounce dorsum?
Dorsum is pronounced /ˈdɔː.səm/ (UK).
What is the plural of dorsum?
The plural of dorsum is dorsa.

Words near dorsum in the dictionary

  1. dorsoventralized
  2. dorsoventrally
  3. Dorst
  4. Dorstone
  5. Dorsts
  6. dorsum
  7. dorsum sellae
  8. dorsumal
  9. dort
  10. Dorta
  11. Dortas

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Adapted from Wiktionary: dorsum (page history and authors); dorsum (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). 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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