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adjective
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.
4.
(in animals and embryos) pertaining to or toward the head or forward end of the body.
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EXPAND(in humans) pertaining to or toward the front plane of the body, equivalent to the ventral surface of quadrupeds.
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COLLAPSEBotany. on the front side and away from the main axis, as the lower lip of a flower.
Related forms
an·te·ri·or·ly, adverb
non·an·te·ri·or, adjective
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Anterior
is always a great word to know.
So is frontal plane. Does it mean:
| a vertical plane dividing the body into anterior and posterior portions |
| cavity of the pelvis comprising in humans a broad upper and a more contracted lower part |
Example Sentences
- The disgusting odours, he found, activated part of the brain called the anterior insula.
- Your front body (anterior) is tight.
- The struggle for water is the anterior theme.
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anterior an·te·ri·or (ān-tēr'ē-ər)
adj.
Placed before or in front.
Occurring before in time; earlier.
Of or relating to the front surface of the body, especially of the position of one structure relative to another; ventral.
Near the head or rostral end of certain embryos.
The front surface of the body.
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