posterior
- 01 C1 Advanced
n.a polite or funny way to talk about your bottom.
n.a euphemistic or humorous reference to the human buttocks.
Simple“The cyclist complained of a sore posterior after the long mountain ride.”
In context“The comedian made a self-deprecating joke about his own ample posterior, much to the delight of the audience.”
- 02 C1 Advanced
adj.describes something located at or near the back of a body or object.
adj.situated behind or at the rear of a structure; in human anatomy, it refers to the dorsal side.
Simple“The doctor examined the posterior part of the patient's skull for any bruising.”
In context“The surgeon noted that the lesion was located on the posterior wall of the heart, making the procedure significantly more delicate.”
UsageIn medical contexts, it is the direct opposite of 'anterior'.
- 03 C2 Proficiency
adj.happening later than something else.
adj.coming after in time or following in a sequence.
Simple“The events posterior to the war changed the country's borders forever.”
In context“The legal team argued that any evidence posterior to the signing of the contract was irrelevant to the current dispute.”
Synonyms - 04 C2 Proficiency
n.the chance that a theory is true based on new information.
n.the revised or updated probability of an event occurring after taking into consideration new evidence.
Simple“The scientist calculated the posterior to see if the new data supported her theory.”
In context“In Bayesian statistics, the posterior distribution represents the updated belief about a parameter after observing the sample data.”
Antonyms
Borrowed from Latin posterior (“that comes or follows after; later, latter”).
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.