dorsal

dorsal is a 6-letter English word with 6 senses as adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: 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. Face value is 7 in Scrabble and 8 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

6 letters · Scrabble 7 · Words With Friends 8 · 6 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. 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.
2. adjective. Pertaining to the surface naturally inferior, as of a leaf.
3. adjective. Pertaining to the surface naturally superior, as of a creeping hepatic moss.
4. adjective. A hanging, usually of rich stuff, at the back of a throne, or of an altar, or in any similar position.
5. adjective. 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"

   Synonyms: abaxial

6. adjective. 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"

Synonyms

abaxial

Common word forms

dorsals, dorsales, dorsally

Words from these letters

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