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 | ||