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Webster 1828 Edition

Basilar

BAS'ILAR

Definition 2024

basilar

basilar

English

Alternative forms

basilary

Adjective

basilar ‎(comparative more basilar, superlative most basilar)

Of, pertaining to, or located at a base, but especially at the base of the skull or a lung.
Lower; inferior; base.
- Henry Ward Beecher
  Basilar instincts.

Derived terms

Derived terms

basilar artery
basilar crest
basilar groove
basilar index

basilar lamina
basilar membrane
basilar meningitis

See also

basal

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowing from French basilaire.

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: ba‧si‧lar

Adjective

basilar m, f ‎(plural basilares, comparable)

basic

Synonyms

(basic): básico