dorsal — meaning in English

English meaning

• dorsal adj Located on or relating to the upper or back side of an animal, fish, or body part — the side where the backbone runs.
• ridge noun A long, narrow raised strip of land, such as a chain of hills or mountains.

Senses

dorsal is used for these senses in English:

• back end (computing) That part of a hardware or software system that is farthest from the user; the internals rather than the user interface.
• dorsal (anatomy, zootomy) With respect to, or concerning the side in which the backbone is located, or the analogous side of an invertebrate.
• dossard (cycle racing) A bib attached to the back of a cyclist's shirt that carries the cyclist's race number.
• ridge (oceanography) A long narrow elevation on an ocean bottom.

ridge — full definition

1. noun A long, narrow raised strip of land, such as a chain of hills or mountains.
2. noun The horizontal line at the top of a roof where two sloping sides meet.
3. noun In weather, an elongated area of high atmospheric pressure.
4. verb To form into or mark with ridges.

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