ulterior, later(a), posterior
(adjective) coming at a subsequent time or stage; “without ulterior argument”; “the mood posterior to”
posterior
(adjective) located at or near or behind a part or near the end of a structure
buttocks, nates, arse, butt, backside, bum, buns, can, fundament, hindquarters, hind end, keister, posterior, prat, rear, rear end, rump, stern, seat, tail, tail end, tooshie, tush, bottom, behind, derriere, fanny, ass
(noun) the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on; “he deserves a good kick in the butt”; “are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
posterior (comparative more posterior, superlative most posterior)
Located behind, or towards the rear of an object.
Synonyms: back, hinder, rear
Following in order or in time.
Synonym: later
(anatomy) Nearer the back end; nearer the caudal end of the body in quadrupeds or the dorsal end in bipeds.
(botany) Next to, or facing the main stem or axis.
• anterior
• prior
posterior (plural posteriors)
(euphemistic) The buttocks.
(maths) The probability that a hypothesis is true (calculated by Bayes' theorem).
• repositor, torporise
Source: Wiktionary
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.)
Definition: At or toward the caudal extremity; caudal; -- in human anatomy often used for dorsal.
4. (Bot.)
Definition: On the side next the axis of inflorescence; -- said of an axillary flower. Gray.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
3 June 2024
(noun) a ski lift on which riders (skiers or sightseers) are seated and carried up or down a mountainside; seats are hung from an endless overhead cable
According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.
