malar

¹ American  

[mey-ler] / ˈmeɪ lər /

adjective

1. of or relating to the cheek or zygomatic bone.

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noun

1. Also malar bone zygomatic bone.

Mälar ² American  

[mey-ler, -lahr] / ˈmeɪ lər, -lɑr /

noun

1. Lake, a lake in S Sweden, extending W from Stockholm. 440 sq. mi. (1,140 sq. km).

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malar British  

/ ˈmeɪlə /

adjective

1. of or relating to the cheek or cheekbone

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noun

1. Also called: malar bone.  another name for zygomatic bone

Other Word Forms

• intermalar adjective

Etymology

Origin of malar

1775–85; < New Latin mālāris of, pertaining to the cheek, equivalent to Latin māl ( a ) cheek, jaw ( maxilla ) + -āris -ar ¹

Example Sentences

I knew he was thinking about malar and the fever.

From "The Cay" by Theodore Taylor

The malar bone, and the os unguis or lachrymal, are more or less developed according to the species considered.

From Artistic Anatomy of Animals by Cuyer, ?douard

In the pig, ox, sheep, and horse, the external surface is traversed, to a greater or less extent, by a crest which is situated on the prolongation of the inferior border of the malar bone.

From Artistic Anatomy of Animals by Cuyer, ?douard

The ears stand almost at right angles, while the malar processes are quite prominent.

From Degeneracy Its Causes, Signs and Results by Talbot, Eugene S.

The malar or cheek bones are joined to the upper jawbones, and help form the sockets of the eyes.

From A Practical Physiology by Blaisdell, Albert F.