dorsum
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the posterior part of a human (or animal) body from the neck to the end of the spine
his back was nicely tanned
Types & categories
- body part hypernym
Parts & wholes
- torso part holonym
- saddle part meronym
- small part meronym
- latissimus dorsi part meronym
- thoracic vertebra part meronym
- lumbar vertebra part meronym
Related & opposite
- dorsal derivation
Sense 2 noun
the back of the body of a vertebrate or any analogous surface (as the upper or outer surface of an organ or appendage or part)
the dorsum of the foot
Types & categories
- body part hypernym
Related & opposite
- dorsal derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | dorsal |
| 1 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | torso |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | saddle |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | small |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | latissimus dorsi |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | thoracic vertebra |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | lumbar vertebra |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | body part |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | dorsal |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | body part |