posterior

Meaning of posterior

noun
  1. The buttocks.
  2. The probability that a hypothesis is true (calculated by Bayes' theorem).
adjective
  1. Located behind, or towards the rear of an object.
  2. Following in order or in time.
  3. Nearer the back end; nearer the caudal end of the body in quadrupeds or the dorsal end in bipeds.
  4. Next to, or facing the main stem or axis.

Information about posterior

Hyphenation of posterior

pos-te-rior

  • It consists of 3 syllables and 9 chars.
  • posterior is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables

posterior synonyms

Meaning buttocks:

buttocks, nates, butt, backside, bum, buns, can, fundament, hindquarters, keister, prat, rear, rump, stern, seat, tail, tooshie, tush, bottom, behind, fanny, ass

Meaning :

back, hinder, later

posterior antonyms

Meaning :

anterior, prior

Translation of posterior

Anagrams of posterior

repositor

Words that rhyme with posterior

Rior, Interior, Superior, abdominoanterior, abdominoposterior, anterior, anteroinferior, anterointerior, anteroposterior, anterosuperior, antesuperior, apicoposterior, costoinferior, costosuperior, dorsoanterior, dorsoposterior, exterior, frontoanterior, frontoposterior, inferior, inferoanterior, inferoposterior, interior, lateroanterior, lateroposterior, medioanterior, medioposterior, mentoanterior, mentoposterior, occipitoanterior, occipitoposterior, posteroanterior, posteroinferior, posterosuperior, preanterior, sacroanterior, sacroposterior, scapuloanterior, scapuloposterior, subinferior, superior, superoanterior, superoinferior, superoposterior, supersuperior, ulterior, unsuperior, ventroposterior, Prior, prior

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