<p><strong>Adjective:</strong></p><ul><li>Of, relating to, or situated at the back, or dorsum.</li><li>Situated on or toward the upper side of the body, equivalent to the back, or posterior, in humans.</li><li>Situated on or toward the posterior plane in humans or toward the upper plane in quadrupeds.</li><li>Pertaining to the surface away from the axis, as of a leaf; abaxial.</li><li>(Of a speech sound) articulated with the dorsum of the tongue.</li></ul><p><strong>Noun:</strong></p><ul><li>A dorsal speech sound.</li><li>A dorsal structure.</li></ul>