(prep.) In front of; preceding in space; ahead of; as, to stand before the fire; before the house.
(prep.) Preceding in time; earlier than; previously to; anterior to the time when; -- sometimes with the additional idea of purpose; in order that.
(prep.) An advance of; farther onward, in place or time.
(prep.) Prior or preceding in dignity, order, rank, right, or worth; rather than.
(prep.) In presence or sight of; face to face with; facing.
(prep.) Under the cognizance or jurisdiction of.
(prep.) Open for; free of access to; in the power of.
(adv.) On the fore part; in front, or in the direction of the front; -- opposed to in the rear.
(adv.) In advance.
(adv.) In time past; previously; already.
(adv.) Earlier; sooner than; until then.
Example Sentences:
Erst
Definition:
(adv.) First.
(adv.) Previously; before; formerly; heretofore.
Example Sentences:
(1) The magnetic field intensity was 500 and 1000-1500 ersted and the microbial load was 1, 10 and 100 thous.
(2) During an exposure of animals to a constant magnetic field of 1000 and 4500 ersted changes in the hypothalamic-hypophyseal system were noted.
(3) Pharmacy has shed the apothecary role but has not yet been restored to its erst-while importance in medical care.
(4) A repeated influence (30 min a day) of the strong magnetic field of 912 ersted for 16 days inhibits synthetic processes in the liver tissue.
(5) A study was made of the 131I radioisotope absorption by the thyroid gland, thyroxin binding by a number of tissues, and also protein-bound iodine (PBI) content in the blood plasma of albino rats after the application of alternating magnetic field (AMF)--industrial frequency 200 Ersted voltage--of various duration and periodicity.