antrorse

A1N1T1R1O1R1S1E1

adjective

Curved or pointed forward or upward.

Opposite
retrorse
OriginLatin antrorsum →
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Meanings

adjectiveantrorse (comparative more antrorse, superlative most antrorse)

comparative more antrorse · superlative most antrorse

  1. biologyCurved or pointed forward or upward.

    Antonyms: retrorse

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveCurved or pointed forward or upward.

Opposite
retrorse

More synonyms by meaning

adjectivebent or curved forward or upward

Opposite
retrorse
Also see
anteroverted

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinantrorsum
  2. Englishantrorse

From Latin antrorsum, contracted form of *anteroversum, from anterior (“before”) + versum (“turned”), corresponding to English antero- + -verse.

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Translations

Portuguese antrorso
  • antrorsocurved forward and upward
Spanish antrorso
  • antrorsocurved forward and upward
Cite this entry
APA

antrorse. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antrorse

MLA

“antrorse.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antrorse. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “antrorse,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antrorse.

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