posterior
adjEtymology
Borrowed from Latin posterior (“that comes or follows after; later, latter”).
- borrowed from posterior
Definitions
Nearer the rear or hind end
Nearer the rear or hind end; nearer the caudal end of the body in quadrupeds or the dorsal end in bipeds.
Following in order or in time.
The posterior portions of the human body
The posterior portions of the human body; especially, the buttocks.
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The probability that a hypothesis is true (calculated by Bayes' theorem).
The neighborhood
- neighborauricularis posterior
- neighborpost-
- neighborpostical
- neighborposticous
Derived
anteroposterior, apicoposterior, centroposterior, distoposterior, dorsoposterior, duplicitas posterior, frontoposterior, inferoposterior, lateroposterior, long posterior ciliary artery, medioposterior, mentoposterior, mesioposterior, midposterior, nonposterior, occipitoposterior, posterior auricular artery, posterior auricular muscle, posterior cerebral artery, posterior chamber, posterior cingulate cortex, posterior communicating artery, posterior cricoarytenoid muscle, posterior cruciate ligament, posterior ethmoidal artery, posterior inferior cerebellar artery, posteriorisation, posterioristic, posteriority, posteriorization, posteriorize, posteriorly, posterior mal, posterior malleolus, posteriormost, posterior naris, posteriorness, posterior probability, posterior scalene muscle, posterior spinal artery · +12 more
Vish — recursive loop
A definitional loop anchored at posterior. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.
A definitional loop anchored at posterior. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.
5 hops · closes at posterior
curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.
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