Meaning of POSTERIOR
| Pronunciation: | | pâ'steereeur
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- [n] a tooth situated at the back of the mouth
- [n] the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
- [adj] (zoology) at or near the hind end in quadrupeds or toward the spine in primates
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| | Synonyms: | | arse, ass, back tooth, back(a), backside, behind, bottom, bum, buns, butt, buttocks, can, caudal, derriere, fanny, fundament, hind end, hind(a), hinder(a), hindquarters, keister, nates, prat, rear, rear end, retral, rump, seat, stern, tail, tail end, tooshie, tush |
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| | Antonyms: | | anterior | | |
| | See Also: | | body, body part, tooth, torso, trunk | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Pos*te"ri*or\ (p[o^]s*t[=e]"r[i^]*[~e]r), a. [L.
posterior, compar. of posterus coming after, from post after.
See {Post-}.]
1. Later in time; hence, later in the order of proceeding or
moving; coming after; -- opposed to {prior}.
Hesiod was posterior to Homer. --Broome.
2. Situated behind; hinder; -- opposed to {anterior}.
3. (Anat.) At or toward the caudal extremity; caudal; -- in
human anatomy often used for {dorsal}.
4. (Bot.) On the side next the axis of inflorescence; -- said
of an axillary flower. --Gray.
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| | Definition: | | Towards or at the back of. |
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| Biology Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | - The rear end of something.
- Of floral parts, on the side of the flower nearest to the main stem. Compare anterior.
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| | Related Terms: | | aft, after, aftermost, afterpart, afterpiece, appendant, arse, ass, attendant, back, back door, back seat, back side, backside, backward, behind, bottom, breech, bum, butt, buttocks, cadet, consecutive, consequent, croup, crupper, derriere, ensuing, flack, following, haunches, heel, hind, hind end, hind part, hinder, hindermost, hindhand, hindhead, hindmost, junior, later, latter, lineal, nates, next, occiput, postern, postpositional, postpositive, proximate, puisne, rear, rear end, rearmost, rearward, retral, retrograde, reverse, rump, seat, sequacious, sequent, sequential, stern, subsequent, succeeding, successive, suffixed, tail, tail end, tailpiece, tuchis, younger |
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