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- DictionaryAn·te·ri·or/anˈtirēər/
adjective
- 1. nearer the front, especially situated in the front of the body or nearer to the head: "the veins anterior to the heart"
- 2. coming before in time; earlier: formal "there are few examples of gold and silver work anterior to the dynasty of the Romanoffs"
1. a. : situated before or toward the front. an anterior ligament. b. : situated near or toward the head or part most nearly corresponding to a head. 2. : coming before in time or development. labor problems anterior to the strike.
Anterior definition: situated before or at the front of; fore (opposed to posterior).. See examples of ANTERIOR used in a sentence.
The anterior of anything is the front — in humans, it's the area toward the head of the body, opposite of the posterior. Anterior can also refer to something that came before, as in "anterior to the discovery of vaccines."
Meaning of anterior in English. anterior. adjective [ before noun ] uk / ænˈtɪə.ri.ə r/ us / ænˈtɪr.i.ɚ / Add to word list. anatomy specialized. positioned at or towards the front: Specimens for examination were taken from the anterior side of the left ventricle from each heart. Synonyms. fore. forward (DIRECTION) front.
Meaning of anterior in English. anterior. adjective [ before noun ] us / ænˈtɪr.i.ɚ / uk / ænˈtɪə.ri.ə r/ Add to word list. anatomy specialized. positioned at or toward the front: Specimens for examination were taken from the anterior side of the left ventricle from each heart. Synonyms. fore. forward (DIRECTION) front.
1. situated before or at the front of; fore (opposed to posterior ). 2. a. (in animals and embryos) pertaining to or toward the head or forward end of the body. b. (in humans and other primates) pertaining to or toward the front plane of the body, equivalent to the ventral surface of quadrupeds.
Definition of anterior adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
6 days ago · Anterior describes a part of the body that is situated at or towards the front of another part.
3 days ago · 1. situated before or at the front of; fore (opposed to posterior ) 2. going before in time or sequence; preceding; earlier. events anterior to the outbreak of war. 3. Linguistics (in distinctive feature analysis) articulated in the region extending from the alveolar ridge to the lips; alveolar, dental, or labial.
Visceral sac and shell coiled in one plane; foot divided transversely into two parts, posterior part bearing an operculum, anterior part forming a fin provided with a sucker.
