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DORSALLY
dorsally
(adverb) in a dorsal location or direction
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adverb
dorsally (comparative more dorsally, superlative most dorsally)
Towards the dorsal side
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Source: Wiktionary
Dor"sal*ly, adv. (Anat.)
Definition: On, or toward, the dorsum, or back; on the dorsal side of; dorsad.
DORSAL
Dor"sal, a. Etym: [F. dorsal, LL. dorsalis, fr. L. dorsualis, fr. dorsum back; cf. Gr. Dorse, Dorsel, Dosel.]
1. (Anat.)
Definition: 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. (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. Dorsal vessel (Zoöl.), a central pulsating blood vessel along the back of insects, acting as a heart.
Dor"sal, n. Etym: [LL. dorsale, neut. fr. dorsalis. See Dorsal, a.] (Fine Arts)
Definition: A hanging, usually of rich stuff, at the back of a throne, or of an altar, or in any similar position.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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