posterior Definition
pos·teri·or (päs tir′ē ər)
adjective
- later; following after; subsequent
- coming after in order; succeeding
- at or toward the rear; behind; specif., dorsal
- Bot. on the side next to the main stem
Etymology: L, compar. of posterus, following < post, after: see post-
noun
the buttocks
posterior Related Forms
pos·te′ri·or′·ity (-ôr′ə tē) noun
pos·te′ri·orly adverb
posterior Synonyms
posterior
modif.
posterior Usage Examples
Converse of object
- estimate: It is shown that hybrid HMM/ANN systems, in which the ANN part estimates local posteriors can be used to model global posteriors.
- model: It is shown that hybrid HMM/ANN systems, in which the ANN part estimates local posteriors can be used to model global posteriors.
- have: In a recent survey, eDiets got the bottom line on bottoms and asked which famous face has the most appealing posterior!
Adjective modifier
- anterior: Take a front/back ( anterior posterior ) X-ray to ascertain whether the problem is in the left or right or both lungs.
- marginal: Figure 15: Samples from the marginal posterior of the HRF at a single voxel which is not activating in the pain experiment.
- global: First, an estimation of global posteriors is formalized in the framework of hybrid HMM/ANN systems.
- large: Bass is primal, and it reminds me of a large posterior - but both spirituality and sexuality originate higher up in the body.
- local: It is shown that hybrid HMM/ANN systems, in which the ANN part estimates local posteriors can be used to model global posteriors.
- joint: The full conditional densities are evaluated and inverted numerically to obtain random draws of the joint posterior.
Modifies a noun
- opacification: Usually the posterior lens capsule opacification can be dealt with quite simply.
- ligament: The vertebral slip forward places extra strain on the supporting posterior spinal ligaments.
- pituitary: Cells from part of the brain grow downwards to form the posterior pituitary.
- fossa: CT scan provides a poor resolution in the posterior fossa.
- probability: Estimate the posterior probability of these features given the data.
- tendonopathy: Probably adult flatfoot and tibialis posterior tendonopathy should be thought of as inter-related conditions rather than as a single disease entity.
Used with adjective complement
lie: The esophagus also begins at this level and lies directly posterior to the trachea.
Noun used with modifier
- tibialis: Then do a single foot tiptoe test to look for tibialis posterior insufficiency.
- occiput: Do you think that Freya was in the occiput posterior position, which would explain why your labor didn't progress faster?
- phone: A threshold is placed on the phone posteriors, and those phones below the threshold are pruned.
Modifying Another Word
just: In mammals, it is located in the anterior part of the visceral cavity, just posterior to the diaphragm.
Browse dictionary entries near posterior
- ‹ poster color
- ‹ poster child
- ‹ poster
- ‹ Postel's Law
- ‹ Postel, Jon
- ‹ poste restante
- ‹ postdoctoral
- ‹ postdoc
- ‹ postdiluvian
- ‹ postdate
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