English adjective: anterior | |||
| 1. | anterior of or near the head end or toward the front plane of a body | ||
| Similar | frontal, frontal, prefrontal | ||
| See also | front | ||
| Attribute | position, spatial relation | ||
| Antonyms | posterior | ||
| 2. | anterior earlier in time | ||
| Synonyms | prior | ||
| Similar | antecedent | ||
| Antonyms | subsequent | ||
English noun: anterior | |||
| 1. | anterior (body) a tooth situated at the front of the mouth | ||
| Samples | His malocclusion was caused by malposed anteriors. | ||
| Synonyms | front tooth | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | tooth | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | bucktooth | ||