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語源

From Late 中期英語 dorsal/dorsale, borrowing from Medieval Latin dorsālis (“of or relating to the back”), from dorsum (“the back”) +‎ -ālis (“-al”, adjectival suffix); equivalent to dorsum +‎ -al.

発音

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˈdɔː.səl/, /ˈdɔː.sl̩/
• (General American) IPA: /ˈdɔɹ.səl/
• 韻: -ɔː(ɹ)səl

形容詞

dorsal (comparative more dorsal, superlative most dorsal)

1. (anatomy, zootomy) With respect to, or concerning the side in which the backbone is located, or the analogous side of an invertebrate.
   1. (anatomy) Relating to the top surface of the foot or hand.
   2. (linguistics, of a sound) Produced using the dorsum of the tongue.

      Hypernym: pulmonic

      Coordinate terms: coronal, labial, laryngeal, radical

      Hyponyms: uvular, velar, (partly) palatal

2. (of a knife) Having only one sharp side.
3. (botany) Relating to the surface naturally inferior, as of a leaf.
4. (botany) Relating to the surface naturally superior, as of a creeping hepatic moss.

使用する際の注意点

• The meanings of dorsal and ventral in botany are somewhat arbitrary, since in botanical usage the concept of a front or back surface is not clearly defined. Compare abaxial, adaxial.

反意語

• ventral

等位語

派生語

関連する語

• dossier
• endorse, indorse
• tabes dorsalis

名詞

dorsal (plural dorsals)

1. (art) A hanging, usually of rich stuff, at the back of a throne, altar, etc.

   Alternative form: dossal

   Coordinate term: reredos

   Near-synonyms: altar screen, rood screen (not always different)

2. (zootomy, in snakes) Any of the longitudinal series of plates that encircle the body, excluding the ventral scales.
3. (linguistics) A sound produced using the dorsum of the tongue.

参照

• “dorsal”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “dorsal”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

アナグラム

• lardos