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precursor

/prɪˈkɜːsə/

/prɪˈkɜr.sɚ/

precursornoun

precursors

/prɪˈkɜːsə/

/prɪˈkɜr.sɚ/

Translations

The typewriter was a precursor to the modern computer.

Пишущая машинка была предшественником современного компьютера.

Dark clouds are often a precursor to a storm.

Темные облака часто являются предвестником шторма.

Definitions

A person or thing that comes before another of the same kind; a forerunner.

The telephone was a precursor to modern communication devices.

A substance from which another is formed, especially by metabolic reaction.

Cholesterol is a precursor of steroid hormones.

A cell that gives rise to a more specialized cell type; a progenitor cell.

Neural precursor cells migrate to the injury site and differentiate into functional neurons.

Synonyms

precursoradjective

/priːˈkɜː.sə/

/priˈkɝː.sɚ/

Used only attributively (e.g., “precursor chemicals”); not normally gradable.

Definitions

Occurring before or serving as a forerunner to something else; preliminary.

The patient reported precursor symptoms such as mild fever and fatigue.

Synonyms