posterialadj.

Brit.

/pɒˈstɪərɪəl/, U.S.

/pɑˈstɪriəl/,

/poʊˈstɪriəl/,

/pɑˈstɛriəl/,

/poʊˈstɛriəl/

Forms: late Middle English posterialle, 1800s– posterial.

Origin: Apparently a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin posterior , -al suffix¹.

Etymology: Apparently < posteri- (in classical Latin posterior: see posterior n., adj., and adv.) + -al suffix¹. Compare later posterior adj.With posterially adv. at Derivatives compare earlier posteriorly adv.

1. Of or relating to the posterior or buttocks, or to posterior parts of the body. In later use chiefly humorous.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > the body > external parts of body > trunk > back > buttock(s) > [adjective]

buttockeda1425

posterial?a1475

arsed1542

bummed1611

fundamentala1654

natiform1681

sedal1681

natal1870

?a1475 (?a1425) tr. R. Higden Polychron. (Harl. 2261) (1865) I. 409 (MED) Thei abhorre moche the sownde of the partes posterialle [a1387 J. Trevisa tr. neþer ende; L. ani].

?a1475 (?a1425) tr. R. Higden Polychron. (Harl. 2261) (1874) V. 171 (MED) Also þis Iulianus, commenge to Antiochia, toke holy veselles and palles of the awters and wipede his partes posterialle.

1834 T. Carlyle Sartor Resartus iii. x. 100/1 No licence of fashion can allow a man of delicate taste to adopt the posterial luxuriance of a Hottentot.

1975 Reno (Nevada) Evening Gaz. 7 Jan. 20/1 Gerald Ford will be suffering from severe posterial ski burns, forcing him to let somebody else occupy the Presidential seat.

1993 Jerusalem Post (Nexis) 10 Aug. He flushed yet another loo..and made sure the seat would not pinch the ministerial bottom. As the cameras clicked, Sarid seemed pleased that his search for posterial comfort was being preserved for posterity.

2004 Express (Nexis) 29 Oct. 41 To rest on laurels, you either have to perform a headstand or sit on the pointy leaves risking posterial discomfort or even damage.

2. In technical contexts: turned towards the back or the rear side; directed towards the posterior. Also simply: = posterior adj. 2a.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > the body > positions or directions in body > [adjective] > specific

rightOE

lefta1200

lowera1400

furtherc1400

lateral?a1425

sinistera1500

upper1528

anterior?1541

inferior1563

superior1566

oblique1578

high1588

ascendant1611

prone1646

peripherial1653

internal1657

supine1661

peripherical1690

gawk1703

ascending1713

adducent1722

submental1722

adductory1752

subdorsal1783

syntropic18..

atlantal1803

mesiad1803

mesial1803

proximal1803

sternal1803

distal1808

peripheral1808

peripheric1818

ventripetal1819

submedial1825

anteriormostc1826

subvertebral1827

afferent1828

sinistral1828

rostral1834

interganglionic1835

submedian1836

mesian1837

haemal1839

supravaginal1844

neural1846

symmetrical1851

suprameatal1853

paraxial1861

posterial1866

hypaxial1873

postaxial1873

preaxial1873

transmedial1876

transmedian1876

mediad1878

horizontal1881

mesal1881

prosomatic1882

dextrad1883

paramedian1890

prorsal1890

ventro-dorsal1895

midsagittal1898

ventro-axial1902

ventro-posterior1903

ipsilateral1907

parasagittal1907

ventromedial1908

homolateral1910

suprasellar1912

supratemporal1975

the world > life > biology > physical aspects or shapes > physical arrangement or condition > [adjective] > turned inwards, upwards, backwards, etc.

reflexeda1500

resupinated1661

nutant1751

nodding1776

resupinate1776

reversed1777

deflex1791

retrorse1818

deflexed1826

deflected1828

fornicate1828

invaginated1835

antrorse1838

invertile1853

posterial1866

retrorsal1870

invaginate1887

invaginable1888

1866 R. Tate Plain & Easy Acct. Mollusks Great Brit. iv. 205 The apex is posterial and sinistral.

1872 F. V. Hayden Prelim. Rep. U.S. Geol. Surv. Montana iv. iv. 461 Posterial tibiæ, .45 inch.

1934 Ann. Missouri Bot. Garden 21 350 Definite bronchiechtasis of base of left lung. Posterial drainage.

1976 Proc. Royal Soc. B. 194 166 The posterial nodal point lies between the cornea and the centre curvature of the facet.

1992 Science 24 Jan. 422/1 (in figure) [Convergence and divergence in visual processing.] 3-D Spatial relationships..(posterial parietal)... Object recognition..(inferotemporal).

Derivatives

poˈsterially adv.

ΚΠ

1927 Trans. Amer. Entomol. Soc. 53 17 There has developed from the middle part of the sternite a saw-like structure which has grown posterially and is about the length of the coxite.

1945 Amer. Midland Naturalist 33 444 Each vitellarium continues mesially and posterially as a duct to meet its counterpart in forming the common yolk duct.

1993 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) B. 341 364 The main fibre arcs from the soma laterally and posterially.

2004 Guelph (Ont.) Mercury (Nexis) 16 Dec. b1 It is here that one particularly sensitive area of the body comes into play: the buttocks. ‘We are a posterially sensitive species,’ Underhill says.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	posterial
释义	posterialadj. Brit. /pɒˈstɪərɪəl/, U.S. /pɑˈstɪriəl/, /poʊˈstɪriəl/, /pɑˈstɛriəl/, /poʊˈstɛriəl/ Forms: late Middle English posterialle, 1800s– posterial. Origin: Apparently a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin posterior , -al suffix¹. Etymology: Apparently < posteri- (in classical Latin posterior: see posterior n., adj., and adv.) + -al suffix¹. Compare later posterior adj.With posterially adv. at Derivatives compare earlier posteriorly adv. 1. Of or relating to the posterior or buttocks, or to posterior parts of the body. In later use chiefly humorous. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > external parts of body > trunk > back > buttock(s) > [adjective] buttockeda1425 posterial?a1475 arsed1542 bummed1611 fundamentala1654 natiform1681 sedal1681 natal1870 ?a1475 (?a1425) tr. R. Higden Polychron. (Harl. 2261) (1865) I. 409 (MED) Thei abhorre moche the sownde of the partes posterialle [a1387 J. Trevisa tr. neþer ende; L. ani]. ?a1475 (?a1425) tr. R. Higden Polychron. (Harl. 2261) (1874) V. 171 (MED) Also þis Iulianus, commenge to Antiochia, toke holy veselles and palles of the awters and wipede his partes posterialle. 1834 T. Carlyle Sartor Resartus iii. x. 100/1 No licence of fashion can allow a man of delicate taste to adopt the posterial luxuriance of a Hottentot. 1975 Reno (Nevada) Evening Gaz. 7 Jan. 20/1 Gerald Ford will be suffering from severe posterial ski burns, forcing him to let somebody else occupy the Presidential seat. 1993 Jerusalem Post (Nexis) 10 Aug. He flushed yet another loo..and made sure the seat would not pinch the ministerial bottom. As the cameras clicked, Sarid seemed pleased that his search for posterial comfort was being preserved for posterity. 2004 Express (Nexis) 29 Oct. 41 To rest on laurels, you either have to perform a headstand or sit on the pointy leaves risking posterial discomfort or even damage. 2. In technical contexts: turned towards the back or the rear side; directed towards the posterior. Also simply: = posterior adj. 2a. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > positions or directions in body > [adjective] > specific rightOE lefta1200 lowera1400 furtherc1400 lateral?a1425 sinistera1500 upper1528 anterior?1541 inferior1563 superior1566 oblique1578 high1588 ascendant1611 prone1646 peripherial1653 internal1657 supine1661 peripherical1690 gawk1703 ascending1713 adducent1722 submental1722 adductory1752 subdorsal1783 syntropic18.. atlantal1803 mesiad1803 mesial1803 proximal1803 sternal1803 distal1808 peripheral1808 peripheric1818 ventripetal1819 submedial1825 anteriormostc1826 subvertebral1827 afferent1828 sinistral1828 rostral1834 interganglionic1835 submedian1836 mesian1837 haemal1839 supravaginal1844 neural1846 symmetrical1851 suprameatal1853 paraxial1861 posterial1866 hypaxial1873 postaxial1873 preaxial1873 transmedial1876 transmedian1876 mediad1878 horizontal1881 mesal1881 prosomatic1882 dextrad1883 paramedian1890 prorsal1890 ventro-dorsal1895 midsagittal1898 ventro-axial1902 ventro-posterior1903 ipsilateral1907 parasagittal1907 ventromedial1908 homolateral1910 suprasellar1912 supratemporal1975 the world > life > biology > physical aspects or shapes > physical arrangement or condition > [adjective] > turned inwards, upwards, backwards, etc. reflexeda1500 resupinated1661 nutant1751 nodding1776 resupinate1776 reversed1777 deflex1791 retrorse1818 deflexed1826 deflected1828 fornicate1828 invaginated1835 antrorse1838 invertile1853 posterial1866 retrorsal1870 invaginate1887 invaginable1888 1866 R. Tate Plain & Easy Acct. Mollusks Great Brit. iv. 205 The apex is posterial and sinistral. 1872 F. V. Hayden Prelim. Rep. U.S. Geol. Surv. Montana iv. iv. 461 Posterial tibiæ, .45 inch. 1934 Ann. Missouri Bot. Garden 21 350 Definite bronchiechtasis of base of left lung. Posterial drainage. 1976 Proc. Royal Soc. B. 194 166 The posterial nodal point lies between the cornea and the centre curvature of the facet. 1992 Science 24 Jan. 422/1 (in figure) [Convergence and divergence in visual processing.] 3-D Spatial relationships..(posterial parietal)... Object recognition..(inferotemporal). Derivatives poˈsterially adv. ΚΠ 1927 Trans. Amer. Entomol. Soc. 53 17 There has developed from the middle part of the sternite a saw-like structure which has grown posterially and is about the length of the coxite. 1945 Amer. Midland Naturalist 33 444 Each vitellarium continues mesially and posterially as a duct to meet its counterpart in forming the common yolk duct. 1993 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) B. 341 364 The main fibre arcs from the soma laterally and posterially. 2004 Guelph (Ont.) Mercury (Nexis) 16 Dec. b1 It is here that one particularly sensitive area of the body comes into play: the buttocks. ‘We are a posterially sensitive species,’ Underhill says. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.?a1475
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