alar
adjective
pertaining to or having wings; alary.
alar
1 American
[ey-ler]
/ ˈeɪ lər /
Alar
2
American
[ey-lahr]
/ ˈeɪ lɑr /
Trademark.
alar
1
British
/ ˈeɪlə /
adjective
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relating to, resembling, or having wings or alae
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denoting the cells at the base of a moss leaf, to the sides, that sometimes differ in structure from cells in the rest of the leaf
Alar
2
British
/ ˈeɪlɑː /
noun
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of alar
1830–40; < Latin ālāris equivalent to āl(a) wing ( see ala) + -āris -ar 1
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The alar plate is on the dorsal side of the neural tube and gives rise to neurons that will receive sensory input from the periphery.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
The alar cartilage consists of the apex of the nose; it surrounds the naris.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
This comes from the initial development of the spinal cord, which is divided into the basal plate and the alar plate.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
In the mesencephalon the alar laminae form the corpora quadrigemina; these at first are bigeminal and hollow as they are in the lower vertebrates.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis" by Various
The remaining septa are so disposed that in the quadrants abutting on the chief septum they converge towards that septum, whilst in the other quadrants they converge towards the alar septa.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2 "Anjar" to "Apollo" by Various
President Alar Karis—a former academic with a background in genetics—in February 2025 announced that Estonia would roll out chatbots in schools.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 1, 2026
The country's President Alar Karis said "hopefully it was not a deliberate act, but the investigation will clarify".
From BBC ● Dec. 31, 2025
President Alar Karis and the leader of Social Democrats, the minority partner in Kallas' coalition government, called on Thursday on the prime minister to provide a detailed explanation.
From Reuters ● Aug. 25, 2023
“We are visiting Ukraine to show strong support to the Ukrainian people, will meet dear friend President Zelenskyy,“ Estonian President Alar Karis said in his post.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 13, 2022
I fixed the Alar firmly in my mind, put my thumb and forefinger in front of my pursed lips, and blew between them.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
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