English-Thai Dictionary

precursor

N ผู้ มา ก่อน  ancestor forebear antecedent phu-ma-kon

 

precursory

ADJ ที่ เป็น ขั้น เริ่มต้น  prior preliminary ti-pen-kan-roem-ton

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PRECURSOR

n.[L. proecursor, supra. ] A forerunner; a harbinger; he or that which precedes an event and indicates its approach; as Jove's lightnings, the precursors of thunder. A cloud in the southwest, in winter, is often the precursor of a snow storm. A hazy atmosphere in the west, at sunset, is often the precursor of a cloudy or of a rainy day.
Evil thoughts are the invisible, airy precursors of all the storms and tempests of the soul.

 

PRECURSORY

a.Preceding as the harbinger; indicating something to follow; as precursory symptoms of a fever.

 

PRECURSORY

n.An introduction. [Not used. ]

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

PRECURSOR

Pre *cur "sor, n. Etym: [L. praecursor, fr. praecurrere to run before; prae before + currere to run. See Course. ]

 

Defn: One who, or that which, precedes an event, and indicates its approach; a forerunner; a harbinger. Evil thoughts are the invisible, airy precursors of all the storms and tempests of the soul. Buckminster.

 

Syn. -- Predecessor; forerunner; harbinger; messenger; omen; sign.

 

PRECURSORSHIP

PRECURSORSHIP Pre *cur "sor *ship, n.

 

Defn: The position or condition of a precursor. Ruskin.

 

PRECURSORY

Pre *cur "so *ry, a. Etym: [L. praecursorius.]

 

Defn: Preceding as a precursor or harbinger; indicating something to follow; as, precursory symptoms of a fever.

 

PRECURSORY

PRECURSORY Pre *cur "so *ry, n.

 

Defn: An introduction. [Obs. ]

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

precursor

pre cur sor |ˈprēˌkərsər, priˈkər -priːˈkɜːrsər | ▶noun a person or thing that comes before another of the same kind; a forerunner: a three-stringed precursor of the violin | [ as modifier ] : precursor cells. • Biochemistry a substance from which another is formed, esp. by metabolic reaction: pepsinogen is the inactive precursor of pepsin. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin praecursor, from praecurs- ‘preceded, ’ from praecurrere, from prae ‘beforehand ’ + currere ‘to run. ’

 

precursory

pre cur so ry |priˈkərsərē priˈkərsəri | ▶adjective preceding something in time, development, or position; preliminary: precursory seismic activity. ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from Latin praecursorius, from praecurs- ‘preceded ’ (see precursor ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

precursor

pre |cur ¦sor |prɪˈkəːsə | ▶noun a person or thing that comes before another of the same kind; a forerunner: a three-stringed precursor of the violin. • a substance from which another is formed, especially by metabolic reaction: pepsinogen is the inactive precursor of pepsin. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin praecursor, from praecurs- ‘preceded ’, from praecurrere, from prae ‘beforehand ’ + currere ‘to run ’.

 

precursory

precursory |prɪˈkəːs (ə )ri |(also precursive |-sɪv |) ▶adjective preceding something in time, development, or position; preliminary: precursory seismic activity. ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from Latin praecursorius, from praecurs- ‘preceded ’ (see precursor ).

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

precursor

precursor noun 1 a three-stringed precursor of the guitar: forerunner, predecessor, forefather, father, antecedent, ancestor, forebear. 2 a precursor of disasters to come: harbinger, herald, sign, indication, portent, omen.

 

precursory

precursory adjective precursory seismic activity: preliminary, prior, previous, introductory, preparatory, prefatory; formal anterior, prevenient.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

precursor

precursor noun 1 the precursors of the Expressionist movement | a three-stringed precursor of the guitar: forerunner, predecessor, forefather, father, parent, antecedent, ancestor, forebear, progenitor; pioneer, trailblazer. 2 lapses in form are often a precursor of disasters to come: harbinger, herald, prelude, sign, signal, indication, portent, omen.

 

precursory

precursory adjective a precursory version of ‘Lolita ’ | precursory seismic activity: preliminary, prior, previous, antecedent, preceding, introductory, preparatory, prefatory; warning, premonitory; rare anterior, precursive, preludial, prelusive, prevenient.

 

Spanish Dictionary

precursor, -ra

precursor, -ra adjetivo /nombre masculino y femenino 1 Que precede o va delante en el tiempo o en el espacio :estas ramas fértiles serían, en cierto modo, las precursoras de las flores .2 Que inicia o introduce ideas o teorías que se desarrollarán en un tiempo futuro :muchos consideran a Goya un precursor del romanticismo; suele reconocerse a Poe como el precursor de la novela policial .ETIMOLOGÍA Préstamo (s. xvii ) del latín praecursor ‘el que corre delante de otro ’. De la familia etimológica de correr (V.).

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

precursor

pre cur sor /prɪkə́ː r sə r /名詞 C ｟かたく ｠1 先駆者 ; 前任者 .2 «…の » 前兆, 前触れ, 前身 «of , to » .3 〘物理 〙前駆物質, 〘生物 〙前駆体 .