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dorsal

dorsal definition

dorsal


 
  Grep  of  noun  dorsal 
  dorsal  fin 
  dorsal  scapular  vein 
  dorsal  vertebra 
 
  Overview  of  adj  dorsal 
 
  The  adj  dorsal  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  dorsal  --  (belonging  to  or  on  or  near  the  back  or  upper  surface  of  an  animal  or  organ  or  part  "the  dorsal  fin  is  the  vertical  fin  on  the  back  of  a  fish  and  certain  marine  mammals") 
  2.  abaxial,  dorsal  --  ((biology)  facing  away  from  the  axis  of  an  organ  or  organism;  "the  abaxial  surface  of  a  leaf  is  the  underside  or  side  facing  away  from  the  stem") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  dorsal 
 
  2  senses  of  dorsal 
 
  Sense  1 
  dorsal  (vs.  ventral) 
 
  ventral  (vs.  dorsal) 
  =>  dorsoventral 
 
  Sense  2 
  abaxial  (vs.  adaxial),  dorsal 
 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  dorsal 
 
  2  senses  of  dorsal 
 
  Sense  1 
  dorsal  (vs.  ventral) 
 
  Sense  2 
  abaxial  (vs.  adaxial),  dorsal 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  dorsal 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  dorsal 
 
  dorsal  used  as  an  adjective  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  dorsal 
  dorsal 
 
  Overview  of  adj  dorsal 
 
  The  adj  dorsal  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  dorsal  --  (belonging  to  or  on  or  near  the  back  or  upper  surface  of  an  animal  or  organ  or  part  "the  dorsal  fin  is  the  vertical  fin  on  the  back  of  a  fish  and  certain  marine  mammals") 
  2.  abaxial,  dorsal  --  ((biology)  facing  away  from  the  axis  of  an  organ  or  organism;  "the  abaxial  surface  of  a  leaf  is  the  underside  or  side  facing  away  from  the  stem") 



dorsal definition