Ultérieurs

"Ultérieurs" is the plural form of the French adjective and noun "ultérieur," which can mean "later," "subsequent," or "posterior" depending on context. In everyday French, the word often modifies nouns that refer to time or sequence, as in "les affaires ultérieures" (the subsequent affairs) or "les décisions ultérieures" (the later decisions). When used as a noun, "ultérieur" refers to a person or thing that appears after another in time or order; examples include "les ultérieurs de la réunion" (the later participants of the meeting) or "les ultérieurs d'une émission" (the subsequent episodes of a broadcast).

In anatomy, "ultérieur" specifically denotes the posterior side of a body part, opposite to "antérieur." For instance, "la boîte crânienne ultérieure" refers to the rear part of the skull. The term is utilized in detailed anatomical descriptions in medical literature and clinical settings.

Etymologically, "ultérieur" originates from Late Latin "ulterior," meaning "further back" or "later," itself derived from "ulterior," the comparative of "ultra" (beyond). The comparative form of "ultérieur" is "plus ultérieur."

The adjective "ultérieur" can be employed in comparative structures such as "la décision ultérieure (portée) n'est pas obligatoire" (the later decision may not be mandatory). Its adverbial form is "ultérieurement," which indicates an action performed later.

In literature and journalism, "ultérieurs" often appears in phrases signifying what comes after an event, as in "Les articles ultérieurs ont détaillé les conséquences" (The subsequent articles detailed the consequences). The word is thus versatile, functioning both as a temporal qualifier and a spatial descriptor in French, and appears in academic, legal, medical, and everyday usage.