basilar

[ bas-uh-ler ]

adjective

pertaining to or situated at the base, especially the base of the skull.
basal.

Origin of basilar

1535–45; <New Latin basilāre, equivalent to Medieval Latin bassil(e) pelvis + -āre, neuter of -āris-ar¹

Also bas·i·lar·y [bas-uh-ler-ee]. /ˈbæs əˌlɛr i/.

Other words from basilar

pre·bas·i·lar, adjective

Words Nearby basilar

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How to use basilar in a sentence

There is no overlap in length of body, basilar length, zygomatic breadth, mastoidal breadth or length of nasals.
A New Pocket Gopher (Genus Thomomys), from Eastern Colorado | E. Raymond Hall
The presphenoid might also be considered as a vertebral body, but it develops independently of the basilar plate and trabeculæ.
Form and Function | E. S. (Edward Stuart) Russell
The processes of this basilar plate, the trabeculæ, are quite unlike anything in the vertebral column.
Form and Function | E. S. (Edward Stuart) Russell
It turns round this to gain the fissure between the basilar and retrossal processes, and becomes lodged in the preplantar fissure.
Diseases of the Horse's Foot | Harry Caulton Reeks
Together with the digital artery it descends to near the basilar process of the os pedis.
Diseases of the Horse's Foot | Harry Caulton Reeks

British Dictionary definitions for basilar

basilar

/ (ˈbæsɪlə) /

adjective

mainly anatomy of or situated at a base: basilar artery Also: basilary (ˈbæsɪlərɪ, -sɪlrɪ)

Origin of basilar

C16: from New Latin basilaris, from Latin basis base 1; compare Medieval Latin bassile pelvis

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