英语词汇“anterior”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

[ an-teer-ee-er ]

/ ænˈtɪər i ər /

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adjective

situated before or at the front of; fore (opposed to posterior).

going before in time or sequence; preceding; earlier: events anterior to the outbreak of war.

Linguistics. (in distinctive feature analysis) articulated in the region extending from the alveolar ridge to the lips; alveolar, dental, or labial.

(in animals and embryos) pertaining to or toward the head or forward end of the body.

(in humans) pertaining to or toward the front plane of the body, equivalent to the ventral surface of quadrupeds.

Botany. on the front side and away from the main axis, as the lower lip of a flower.

Origin of anterior

1535–45; <Latin, comparative of ante before, formed on model of posterior

OTHER WORDS FROM anterior

an·te·ri·or·i·ty

[an-teer-ee-awr-i-tee, -or-], /ænˌtɪər iˈɔr ɪ ti, -ˈɒr-/, nounan·te·ri·or·ly, adverbnon·an·te·ri·or, adjective

Words nearby anterior

anteposition, ante-post, anteprandial, anteprohibition, antepyretic, anterior, anterior ampullar nerve, anterior asynclitism, anterior auricular nerve, anterior auricular vein, anterior cardiac vein

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Example sentences from the Web for anterior

That action puts a stress in the anterior cruciate ligament.
Down With Downhill Skiing!|Bryan Curtis|February 16, 2010|DAILY BEAST
It bears in my specimen of this age four fin-rays at its extremity, the anterior not being well marked.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume 1|Francis Maitland Balfour
I have applied this term to the oblique descent made by the umbo, towards the basal extremity of the anterior side of bivalves.
Zoological Illustrations, Volume III|William Swainson
The heart (fig. 224 ht) lies under the dorsal spine and is prolonged into an anterior, posterior, and dorsal aorta.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume II (of 4)|Francis Maitland Balfour

Schneider has represented a transverse section in which the anterior nerves are figured.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume 1|Francis Maitland Balfour
The anterior narial aperture in the skull opens upwards, but the orifices of the nostrils are placed at the end of the muzzle.
Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon|Robert A. Sterndale

British Dictionary definitions for anterior

/ (ænˈtɪərɪə) /

adjective

situated at or towards the front

earlier in time

zoology of or near the head end

botany (of part of a flower or leaf) situated farthest away from the main stem

Compare posterior

Derived forms of anterior

anteriority (ænˌtɪərɪˈɒrɪtɪ), noun

Word Origin for anterior

C17: from Latin, comparative of ante before

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for anterior

[ ăn-tîr′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.

n.

The front surface of the body.

单词	anterior
释义	anterior [ an-teer-ee-er ] / ænˈtɪər i ər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR anterior ON THESAURUS.COM adjective situated before or at the front of; fore (opposed to posterior). going before in time or sequence; preceding; earlier: events anterior to the outbreak of war. Linguistics. (in distinctive feature analysis) articulated in the region extending from the alveolar ridge to the lips; alveolar, dental, or labial. (in animals and embryos) pertaining to or toward the head or forward end of the body. (in humans) pertaining to or toward the front plane of the body, equivalent to the ventral surface of quadrupeds. Botany. on the front side and away from the main axis, as the lower lip of a flower. Origin of anterior 1535–45; <Latin, comparative of ante before, formed on model of posterior OTHER WORDS FROM anterior an·te·ri·or·i·ty [an-teer-ee-awr-i-tee, -or-], /ænˌtɪər iˈɔr ɪ ti, -ˈɒr-/, nounan·te·ri·or·ly, adverbnon·an·te·ri·or, adjective Words nearby anterior anteposition, ante-post, anteprandial, anteprohibition, antepyretic, anterior, anterior ampullar nerve, anterior asynclitism, anterior auricular nerve, anterior auricular vein, anterior cardiac vein Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for anterior That action puts a stress in the anterior cruciate ligament. Down With Downhill Skiing!\|Bryan Curtis\|February 16, 2010\|DAILY BEAST It bears in my specimen of this age four fin-rays at its extremity, the anterior not being well marked. The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume 1\|Francis Maitland Balfour I have applied this term to the oblique descent made by the umbo, towards the basal extremity of the anterior side of bivalves. Zoological Illustrations, Volume III\|William Swainson The heart (fig. 224 ht) lies under the dorsal spine and is prolonged into an anterior, posterior, and dorsal aorta. The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume II (of 4)\|Francis Maitland Balfour Schneider has represented a transverse section in which the anterior nerves are figured. The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume 1\|Francis Maitland Balfour The anterior narial aperture in the skull opens upwards, but the orifices of the nostrils are placed at the end of the muzzle. Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon\|Robert A. Sterndale British Dictionary definitions for anterior anterior / (ænˈtɪərɪə) / adjective situated at or towards the front earlier in time zoology of or near the head end botany (of part of a flower or leaf) situated farthest away from the main stem Compare posterior Derived forms of anterior anteriority (ænˌtɪərɪˈɒrɪtɪ), noun Word Origin for anterior C17: from Latin, comparative of ante before Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to anterior past, antecedent, precedent, former, foregoing, preceding, previous Medical definitions for anterior anterior [ ăn-tîr′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. n. The front surface of the body. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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anterior

adjective

Origin of anterior

OTHER WORDS FROM anterior

Words nearby anterior

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British Dictionary definitions for anterior

adjective

Derived forms of anterior

Word Origin for anterior

Words related to anterior

Medical definitions for anterior

adj.

n.