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Dorsum
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dorsum
n.
back
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Dorsum
Dorsum (plural Dorsa) is a Latin word. In science, it could mean:
- Dorsum (anatomy), the upper side of an animal, or the back in humans and similarly erect organisms
- Dorsum (astrogeology), a term used in astrogeology for a ridge on a hill, or on the surface of a planet or moon
- Theta Capricorni, a star on the back of the Goat
- the back of the tongue, which is used for articulating dorsal consonants
- the top of the foot or the back of the hand
- Dorsum (moth), a genus.
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dorsum
Noun
1. the posterior part of a human (or animal) body from the neck to the end of the spine; "his back was nicely tanned"
(synonym) back
(hypernym) body part
(part-holonym) torso, trunk, body
(part-meronym) saddle
2. the back of the body of a vertebrate or any analogous surface (as the upper or outer surface of an organ or appendage or part); "the dorsum of the foot"
(hypernym) body part
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) | Download this dictionary |
Dorsum
(n.)
The ridge of a hill.
The ridge of a hill.
(n.)
The back or dorsal region of an animal; the upper side of an appendage or part; as, the dorsum of the tongue.
The back or dorsal region of an animal; the upper side of an appendage or part; as, the dorsum of the tongue.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. About
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dorsum
N
back| range| ridge; slope of a hill
back| range| ridge; slope of a hill
