- First axis: anterior means toward the nose or front; posterior means toward the tail or back. Second axis: dorsal is toward the surface of the back or top of the head (as in dorsal fin); ventral indicates the surface of the chest or bottom of the head. - Third axis: medial is toward the midline of the body; lateral indicates outside or away from the midline. 3.
Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: BLISS. BLISS is a system programming language developed at Carnegie Mellon University by W. A. Wulf, D. B. Russell, and A. N. Habermann around 1970. It was perhaps the best known systems programming language right up until C made its debut a few years later.
ignorance. Bliss. At least, according to ignorant people. Where ignorance is bliss, 'tis folly to be wise is a saying of which most people know only three words. Taken out of context as they are, these seem to promote willful ignorance in all matters, yet are often taken as absolute truth. by I like wisdom May 25, 2004.