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English Alternative forms Etymology Borrowed from Latin anterior ( “ that is before, foremost ” ) .
Pronunciation Adjective anterior (not comparable )
( anatomy ) forward end, especially in the front of the body; nearer the head or forepart of an animal.
2013 Questions and Answers for Dental Nurses , page 44 :Transillumination of anterior teeth, using the composite curing light placed labially to shine through the tooth and be viewed using the mouth mirror, shows up any cavities as dark interproximal shadows.
( botany ) ( of a part of a flower or leaf ) Situated further away from the mainstem .( phonetics ) Pronounced with an obstruction located in front of the palato-alveolar region of the mouth , e.g. b, p, d, t.( formal ) before or earlier in time or development , prior to, preceding .
1859 John Stuart Mill , On Liberty :anterior to the time when mankind have become capable of being improved by free and equal discussion.
Synonyms Antonyms Coordinate terms (human anatomy direction adjectives ) anterior distal dorsal lateral medial posterior proximal ventral (Category: en:Medicine )
(dentistry location adjectives ) anterior apical apicocoronal axial buccal buccoapical buccocervical buccogingival buccolabial buccolingual bucco-occlusal buccopalatal cervical coronal coronoapical distal distoapical distobuccal distocervical distocoronal distofacial distogingival distoincisal distolingual disto-occlusal distoclusal distocclusal distopalatal facial gingival incisal incisocervical inferior labial lingual linguobuccal linguo-occlusal mandibular maxillary mesial mesioapical mesiobuccal mesiocervical mesiocoronal mesiodistal mesiofacial mesioincisal mesiogingival mesiolingual mesio-occlusal mesioclusal mesiocclusal mesiopalatal occlusal palatal posterior proximal superior vestibular (Category: en:Dentistry ) Derived terms Related terms Translations anatomy: nearer the forward end
before or earlier in time
References Anagrams Catalan Etymology Borrowed from Latin anteriōrem
Pronunciation Adjective anterior m or f masculine and feminine plural anteriors
anterior ( before; preceding ) previous ( phonetics , phonology ) front Synonyms Antonyms Derived terms Further reading Galician Etymology From Latin anterior
Adjective anterior m or f plural anteriores
anterior previous
Synonyms: precedente previo Antonym: posterior ( anatomy ) anterior ( nearer the forward end )
Antonym: posterior Derived terms Further reading German Etymology Borrowed from Latin anterior
Pronunciation IPA (key ) : /anˈteːʁioːɐ̯/ Hyphenation: an‧te‧ri‧or
Adjective anterior (strong nominative masculine singular anteriorer not comparable )
( anatomy ) anterior Declension
Positive forms of anterior (uncomparable )
Further reading “anterior ” in Duden online
“anterior ” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache Latin Etymology Comparative form of lost adjective *anterus Proto-Indo-European *h₂énteros ante
Pronunciation Adjective anterior (neuter anterius third declension ( Late Latin )
That is before , more forward , foremost ; ( of time ) former , previous ; anterior Inflection Third-declension comparative adjective.
Related terms Descendants
Descendants of anterior in other languages
References “anterior Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879 ) A Latin Dictionary
anterior in Gaffiot, Félix (1934 ) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français , Hachette. Portuguese Etymology Borrowed from Latin anteriōrem
Pronunciation
( Brazil ) IPA (key ) : /ɐ̃.te.ɾiˈoʁ/ ( faster pronunciation ) /ɐ̃.teˈɾjoʁ/
( Brazil ) IPA (key ) : /ɐ̃.te.ɾiˈoʁ/ ( faster pronunciation ) /ɐ̃.teˈɾjoʁ/ ( São Paulo ) IPA (key ) : /ɐ̃.te.ɾiˈoɾ/ ( faster pronunciation ) /ɐ̃.teˈɾjoɾ/ ( Rio de Janeiro ) IPA (key ) : /ɐ̃.te.ɾiˈoʁ/ ( faster pronunciation ) /ɐ̃.teˈɾjoʁ/ ( Southern Brazil ) IPA (key ) : /ɐ̃.te.ɾiˈoɻ/ ( faster pronunciation ) /ɐ̃.teˈɾjoɻ/
Adjective anterior m or f plural anteriores
anterior previous , preceding Derived terms Further reading Romanian Etymology Borrowed from Latin anterior French antérieur
Pronunciation Adjective anterior m or n feminine singular anterioară masculine plural anteriori feminine and neuter plural anterioare
previous
Synonym: precedent Antonym: următor Declension Spanish Etymology Borrowed from Latin anterior
Pronunciation IPA (key ) : /anteˈɾjoɾ/ Rhymes: -oɾ
Syllabification: an‧te‧rior Adjective anterior m or f masculine and feminine plural anteriores
anterior previous , earlier , former , past
Synonym: previo Antonym: posterior anterior ( in space )
Synonyms: delantero frontal Antonym: posterior Derived terms Further reading