n. a small wrasse (Tautogolabrus adspersus), common in north Atantic coastal waters of the U. S.; -- also called the
n. [ G., fr. Gr. &unr_; work. ] (Physics) Potential energy; negative value of the force function. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]
a. [ L. tergum the back. ] (Anat. & Zool.) Of or pertaining to back, or tergum. See Dorsal. [ 1913 Webster ]