posteriormostadj.

Brit.

/pɒˈstɪərɪəˌməʊst/, U.S.

/pɑˈstɪriərˌmoʊst/,

/poʊˈstɪriərˌmoʊst/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: posterior n., -most suffix; posterior adj., -most suffix.

Etymology: Partly < posterior n. + -most suffix, and partly < posterior adj. + -most suffix.

Anatomy and Zoology.

Furthest back; nearest to the posterior.

ΚΠ

1906 Amer. Naturalist 40 365 The 1881 Shetland whale had five sternal pieces only, the posteriormost of which..represented a fusion of the fourth and fifth pairs of elements.

1974 D. Webster & M. Webster Compar. Vertebr. Morphol. iv. 58 At this stage..neurocranium forms the floor, partial walls, and posteriormost roof for the brain.

1976 Canad. Entomol. 108 960 Cytochemical analyses..indicated that the substance of the posteriormost regions was glyco- or mucoprotein in nature.

1998 S. C. Morris Crucible of Creation iv. 74 Selkirkia is also a burrower, but it lives head-down in the sediment. Only the posteriormost tip of the tube projects into the overlying water.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	posteriormost
释义	posteriormostadj. Brit. /pɒˈstɪərɪəˌməʊst/, U.S. /pɑˈstɪriərˌmoʊst/, /poʊˈstɪriərˌmoʊst/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: posterior n., -most suffix; posterior adj., -most suffix. Etymology: Partly < posterior n. + -most suffix, and partly < posterior adj. + -most suffix. Anatomy and Zoology. Furthest back; nearest to the posterior. ΚΠ 1906 Amer. Naturalist 40 365 The 1881 Shetland whale had five sternal pieces only, the posteriormost of which..represented a fusion of the fourth and fifth pairs of elements. 1974 D. Webster & M. Webster Compar. Vertebr. Morphol. iv. 58 At this stage..neurocranium forms the floor, partial walls, and posteriormost roof for the brain. 1976 Canad. Entomol. 108 960 Cytochemical analyses..indicated that the substance of the posteriormost regions was glyco- or mucoprotein in nature. 1998 S. C. Morris Crucible of Creation iv. 74 Selkirkia is also a burrower, but it lives head-down in the sediment. Only the posteriormost tip of the tube projects into the overlying water. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1906
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