Definitions for malarˈmeɪ lər

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

ma•larˈmeɪ lər(adj.)

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

    Category: Anatomy

  2. (n.)Also called ma′lar bone`.

    Category: Anatomy

    Ref: zygomatic bone.

Origin of malar:

1775–85; < NL mālāris of, pertaining to the cheek

Mӓ•larˈmeɪ lər, -lɑr; ˈmɛ lɑ rən(n.)

  1. Category: Geography (places)

Wiktionary

  1. malar(Noun)

    The cheekbone, which forms a part of the lower edge of the orbit.

  2. malar(Adjective)

    pertaining to the cheek

  3. Origin: From modern Latin malaris, from Latin mala ‘jaw, cheek-bone’.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Malar(adj)

    of or pertaining to the region of the cheek bone, or to the malar bone; jugal

  2. Malar(noun)

    the cheek bone, which forms a part of the lower edge of the orbit


Translations for malar

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

constant(adjective)

unchanging

It must be kept at a constant temperature.

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