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pos·te·ri·or
(pŏ-stîr′ē-ər, pō-)adj.
1. Located behind a part or toward the rear of a structure.
2. Relating to the caudal end of the body in quadrupeds or the back of the body in humans and other primates.
3. Botany Next to or facing the main stem or axis.
4. Coming after in order; following.
5. Following in time; subsequent.
n.
The buttocks.
[Latin, comparative of posterus, coming after, from post, afterward; see apo- in Indo-European roots.]
pos·te′ri·or·ly adv.
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posterior
(pɒˈstɪərɪə)adj
1. situated at the back of or behind something
2. coming after or following another in a series
3. coming after in time
4. (Zoology) zoology (of animals) of or near the hind end
5. (Botany) botany (of a flower) situated nearest to the main stem
6. (Anatomy) anatomy dorsal or towards the spine
n
7. (Anatomy) the buttocks; rump
8. (Statistics) statistics a posterior probability
[C16: from Latin: latter, from posterus coming next, from post after]
posˈteriorly adv
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pos•te•ri•or
(pɒˈstɪər i ər, poʊ-)adj.
1. situated behind or at the rear of; hinder (opposed to anterior).
2. coming after in order, as in a series.
3. coming after in time; later; subsequent (sometimes fol. by to).
4.
a. (in animals and embryos) pertaining to or toward the rear or caudal end of the body.
b. (in humans and other primates) pertaining to or toward the back plane of the body, equivalent to the dorsal surface of quadrupeds.
5. Bot. toward the back and near the main axis, as the upper lip of a flower.
n. 6. the hinder parts or rump of the body; buttocks.
[1525–35; < Latin, comp. of posterus coming after, derivative of post after]
pos•te′ri•or•ly, adv.
pos•te`ri•or′i•ty (-ˈɔr ɪ ti, -ˈɒr-) n.
syn: See back1.
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posterior
1. Behind; to the rear.
2. Toward or at the back.
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Noun | 1. | posterior - the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on; "he deserves a good kick in the butt"; "are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?" arse, ass, behind, buns, buttocks, hind end, hindquarters, keister, nates, prat, derriere, fanny, rear end, tooshie, tush, seat, fundament, backside, bottom, rump, stern, tail end, tail, rear, bum, can, butt body part - any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity |
2. | posterior - a tooth situated at the back of the mouth tooth - hard bonelike structures in the jaws of vertebrates; used for biting and chewing or for attack and defense | |
Adj. | 1. | posterior - located at or near or behind a part or near the end of a structure back - related to or located at the back; "the back yard"; "the back entrance" anterior - of or near the head end or toward the front plane of a body |
2. | posterior - coming at a subsequent time or stage; "without ulterior argument"; "the mood posterior to" subsequent - following in time or order; "subsequent developments" |
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posterior
noun
1. bottom, behind (informal), bum (Brit. slang), seat, rear, tail (informal), butt (U.S. & Canad. informal), ass (U.S. & Canad. taboo slang), buns (U.S. slang), arse (taboo slang), buttocks, backside, rump, rear end, derrière (euphemistic), tush (U.S. slang), fundament, jacksy (Brit. slang) her curvaceous posterior
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posterior
adjective2. Following something else in time:
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Translations
تالٍ، لاحِق
pozdějšízadní
bag-bagerstbagtil
hát só
bak-, aftur-
vėlesnis
vēlākais
nasledujúci
arkasonraki
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
posterior
adj (form) → hintere(r, s); (in time) → spätere(r, s); to be posterior to something → hinter etw (dat) → liegen; (in time) → nach etw (dat) → kommen, auf etw (acc) → folgen
n (hum) → Allerwerteste(r) m (hum)
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
posterior
(pəˈstiəriə) adjective coming, or situated behind.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
pos·ter·i·or
a. posterior.
rel. a la parte dorsal o trasera de una estructura;
que continúa; que sigue.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
posterior
adj posteriorEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.