anteriority

indénombrable

A noun referring to the quality or state of being situated in front or toward the head, or of preceding something in time.

ruСуществительное, обозначающее качество или состояние нахождения спереди или по направлению к голове, или предшествования чему-либо во времени.esSustantivo que denota la cualidad o estado de estar situado delante o hacia la parte anterior, o de preceder a algo en el tiempo.frNom désignant la qualité ou l'état de ce qui est antérieur, c'est-à-dire situé devant ou orienté vers l'avant, ou qui précède quelque chose dans le temps.deSubstantiv, das den Zustand oder die Eigenschaft bezeichnet, sich vorne oder kopfwärts zu befinden, sowie das Vorhergehen oder Früher-Sein in der Zeit.ptSubstantivo que designa a qualidade ou o estado de estar situado à frente ou em direção à cabeça, ou de anteceder algo no tempo.zh名词，指位于前方或朝向头部的性质或状态，也指在时间上先于某事物发生。arاسم يدل على صفة أو حالة التقدم أو الوقوع في المقدمة أو الاتجاه نحو الرأس، أو على سبق الشيء لغيره في الزمان.

1. Spatial position C2 formal

   The quality or state of being located in front or toward the front part of the body, especially in lower animals.

   • In many invertebrates, anteriority is crucial for orientation.
   • The study focused on the anteriority of the nervous system.
   • Anteriority in these species determines their feeding direction.

   ruПереднее положениеesAnterioridad espacialfrAntériorité spatialedeVorderlageptPosição anteriorzh前位arالوضع الأمامي

   Antonymes: posteriority

2. Temporal precedence C2 formal

   The state of existing or occurring earlier in time; priority in sequence.

   • The anteriority of the event was confirmed by historical records.
   • In legal terms, anteriority of a claim can affect its validity.
   • The philosopher argued for the anteriority of thought over action.

   ruПредшествованиеesAnterioridad temporalfrAntériorité temporelledeVorzeitigkeitptAnterioridadezh先时性arالأسبقية الزمنية

   Synonymes: antecedenceantecedencyprecedencepriority

   Antonymes: posterioritysubsequencesuccession

• anteriorities plural form
• anteriorities' possessive plural form
• anteriority's possessive singular form