anterior vs facial

anterior

adj
  • Pronounced with an obstruction located in front of the palato-alveolar region of the mouth, e.g. b, p, d, t. 

  • (of a part of a flower or leaf) Situated further away from the mainstem. 

  • Nearer the forward end, especially in the front of the body; nearer the head or forepart of an animal. 

  • Coming before or earlier in time or development, prior to, preceding. 

facial

adj
  • Of or affecting the face. 

  • Concerned with or used in improving the appearance of the face. 

  • (of a law or regulation validity) On its face; as it appears (as opposed to, as it is applied). 

noun
  • (in some contact sports) A foul play which involves one player hitting another in the face. 

  • A kind of early silent film focusing on the facial expressions of the actor. 

  • A personal care beauty treatment which involves cleansing and moisturizing of the human face. 

  • A sex act of male ejaculation onto another person's face. 

How often have the words anterior and facial occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )