English Explanatory Dictionary

basilar

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of, pertaining to, or located at a base, but especially at the base of the skull or an organ of Corti.
  2. Lower, inferior, base.

Pronunciation

/ˈbas.ɪl.ə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-basilar.wav /ˈbæz.əl.ɚ/ /ˈbæs.əl.ɚ/ /ˈbeɪ.zəl.ɚ/ /ˈbeɪ.səl.ɚ/

Word forms

basilar basilary

Etymology

Borrowing from New Latin basilāris, irregularly from basis (“a pedestal, foot, base”) + -āris (“-ar, -ary”, adjectival suffix); or from French basilaire, from base (“base, basis”) + -aire (“-ar, -ary”, adjectival suffix), in the pattern of cimbalaire (“cymbal-shaped”).

Synonyms

basal

Derived words

basilar artery basilar crest basilar groove basilar index basilar lamina basilar membrane basilar meningitis bibasilar cervicobasilar parietobasilar petrobasilar pharyngobasilar suprabasilar tribasilar ventrobasilar vertebrobasilar vomerobasilar
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