anterior
Nearer the forward end, especially in the front of the bodyNearer the forward end, especially in the front of the body; nearer the head or forepart of an animal.
» The head, expanding from the neck, contracts to a bluntly pointed anterior end.
Meaning
4 senses(not comparable)Nearer the forward end, especially in the front of the body; nearer the head or forepart of an animal.
frontal, vorder
переднийperednij
пере́днійperédnij
of or near the head end or toward the front plane of a body
Nearer the forward end, especially in the front of the body; nearer the head or forepart of an animal.
(not comparable)(of a part of a flower or leaf) Situated further away from the mainstem.
(not comparable)Pronounced with an obstruction located in front of the palato-alveolar region of the mouth, e.g. b, p, d, t.
(formal, not comparable)Coming before or earlier in time or development, prior to, preceding.
früher, vorherig
предше́ствующийpredšéstvujuščij
earlier in time
Examples
2 sentencesThe head, expanding from the neck, contracts to a bluntly pointed anterior end.
The sounds babies make when they babble seem to contain a lot of anterior consonants.
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from Latin anterior (“that is before, foremost”).Borrowed from Latin anterior (“that is before, foremost”).
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Synonyms
1 synonyms- earlier in time:prior