dorsum
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dorsum
- /ˈdɔː.səm/ UK
- /ˈdɔɹ.səm/ US
Where it comes from
Learned borrowing from Latin dorsum (“the back”).
noun dorsa
- The back of the tongue, used for articulating dorsal consonants.
- The top of the foot or the back of the hand.
- A ridge on a hill, or on the surface of a planet or moon.
- Theta Capricorni, a star on the back of the Goat.
