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

  • Now I want to compare that number to the notal number of tasks and figure out the percentile of completed tasks for each asset.

    unknown title Ragnar Brynjulfsson 2008

  • 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 (

    PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Richard P. Berry et al. 2010

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  • "Of, relating to, or designating a marine biogeographical region comprising the temperate waters of the southern hemisphere." (OED)

    September 8, 2008