a. [ L. anterior, comp. of ante before. ] 1. Before in time; antecedent. [ 1913 Webster ]
Antigonus, who was anterior to Polybius. Sir G. C. Lewis. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. Before, or toward the front, in place; as, the anterior part of the mouth; -- opposed to posterior. [ 1913 Webster ]
☞ In comparative anatomy, anterior often signifies at or toward the head, cephalic; and in human anatomy it is often used for ventral. [ 1913 Webster ]
[うんどうひしつ, undouhishitsu] (n) motor cortex (area of the brain just anterior to the central sulcus responsible for controlling voluntary muscle activity) [Add to Longdo]
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