Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

posterolateral

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.58 in modern English

Syllables: pos-tero-lat-er-al
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

5

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Situated on the side and toward the posterior aspect.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pós Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *pósti Proto-Italic *posti Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Italic *-teros Proto-Italic *posteros Latin posterus Latin posterior Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English postero- English lateral English posterolateral From postero- + lateral.

Derived Forms

posterolaterally ventroposterolateral

Phrases

posterolateral tract

Rhymes With

lateral right lateral left lateral bilateral collateral unilateral multilateral trilateral quadrilateral equilateral contralateral ipsilateral

Questions

What does posterolateral mean?: Situated on the side and toward the posterior aspect.
Where does posterolateral come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pós Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *pósti Proto-Italic *posti Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Italic *-teros Proto-Italic *posteros Latin posterus Latin posterior Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English postero- English lateral English posterolateral From postero- + lateral.

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