Found 3 items, similar to Dorsal.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: dorsal tentang punggung
English → English (WordNet) Definition: dorsal dorsal adj 1: 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” [ant: ventral] 2: 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” [syn: abaxial] [ant: adaxial]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Dorsal Dorsal \Dor"sal\, a. [F. dorsal, LL. dorsalis, fr. L. dorsualis, fr. dorsum back; cf. Gr. ?, ?, mountain ridge. Cf. Dorse, Dorsel, Dosel.] 1. (Anat.) 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. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) (a) Pertaining to the surface naturally inferior, as of a leaf. (b) Pertaining to the surface naturally superior, as of a creeping hepatic moss. [1913 Webster] Dorsal vessel (Zo["o]l.), a central pulsating blood vessel along the back of insects, acting as a heart. [1913 Webster] Dorsal \Dor"sal\, n. [LL. dorsale, neut. fr. dorsalis. See Dorsal, a.] (Fine Arts) A hanging, usually of rich stuff, at the back of a throne, or of an altar, or in any similar position. [1913 Webster]