What does «precursor» mean in Spanish?
- That precedes or goes ahead.
Examples of use in Spanish: "signos precursores de la tormenta".
"aves precursoras del cambio de estación".
- Who teaches doctrines or ideas ahead of his time. A precursor is not only the one who initiates a chain of events, but who imprints general characteristics that continue in time. The term precursor is applied to historical figures (scientists, artists, philosophers...), who have created new and transcendental things. For example, it is usual to say that Jules Verne was the precursor of space travel. It can also be applied to objects, especially in the technological field. For example, the first mechanical calculating machine (year 1642) was a precursor of the digital computer.
- (precursor químico) A substance necessary to produce another by means of a chemical reaction.