posterior

n. உடலின் பிற்பகுதி, பிட்டங்கள், (பெ.) பின்னான, தொடர்ச்சியில் பின்வருகிற, பின்பக்கத்திய.

Synonyms

later subsequent

Antonyms

earlier precedent antecedent prior

Pos*te"ri*or, a. Etym: [L. posterior, compar. of posterus coming after, from post after. See Post-.] 1. Later in time; hence, later in the order of proceeding or moving; coming after; -- opposed to prior. Hesiod was posterior to Homer. Broome. 2. Situated behind; hinder; -- opposed to anterior. 3. (Anat.) Defn: At or toward the caudal extremity; caudal; -- in human anatomy often used for dorsal. 4. (Bot.) Defn: On the side next the axis of inflorescence; -- said of an axillary flower. Gray.

posterior - Similar Words

posteriors posteriorly postero posteriority a-posteriori poster postrider posterity posttertiary stridor