Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Pertaining to notes or the tones which they represent.
- Of or pertaining to Notalia.
- Pertaining to the back; dorsal; tergal.
- Specifically, in entomology, pertaining to a notum.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Of or pertaining to the back; dorsal.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Of or pertaining to the
back ;dorsal .
Etymologies
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Ancient Greek
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Examples
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Now I want to compare that number to the notal number of tasks and figure out the percentile of completed tasks for each asset.
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The second notal plate, the mesonotum, serves two functions: externally it provides a protective housing for the mesothorax; internally it provides attachment points for several wing muscles (
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chained_bear commented on the word notal
"Of, relating to, or designating a marine biogeographical region comprising the temperate waters of the southern hemisphere." (OED)
September 8, 2008