Dorsal Synonyms & Definitions

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• DorsalDefinition & Meaning in English

1. (a.) Pertaining to the surface naturally inferior, as of a leaf.
2. (a.) Pertaining to, or situated near, the back, or dorsum, of an animal or of one of its parts; notal; tergal; neural; as, the dorsal fin of a fish; the dorsal artery of the tongue; -- opposed to ventral.
3. (a.) Pertaining to the surface naturally superior, as of a creeping hepatic moss.
4. (a.) A hanging, usually of rich stuff, at the back of a throne, or of an altar, or in any similar position.

• DorsaleDefinition & Meaning in English

1. (n.) Same as Dorsal, n.