What does maxillary mean?
Definitions for maxillary
ˈmæk səˌlɛr i, mækˈsɪl ə rimax·il·la·ry
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Princeton's WordNet
upper jaw, upper jawbone, maxilla, maxillaryadjective
the jaw in vertebrates that is fused to the cranium
maxillaryadjective
of or relating to the upper jaw
Wiktionary
maxillarynoun
The jawbone
maxillaryadjective
Of or relating to the jaw or jawbone
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Maxillar, Maxillaryadjective
Belonging to the jaw-bone.
Etymology: maxillaris, Latin.
The greatest quantity of hard substance continued is towards the head; there is the skull, the teeth, and the maxillary bones. Francis Bacon, Nat. Hist. №. 74.
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maxillary
Maxillary typically refers to something related to the maxilla or the upper jawbone in most vertebrates, including humans. It can pertain to teeth, sinuses, or other anatomical features associated with this part of the skull.
Webster Dictionary
Maxillaryadjective
pertaining to either the upper or the lower jaw, but now usually applied to the upper jaw only
Maxillarynoun
the principal maxillary bone; the maxilla
Maxillarynoun
of or pertaining to a maxilla
Etymology: [L. maxillaris, fr. maxilla jawbone, jaw: cf. F. maxillaire.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Maxillary
maks′il-ar-i, adj. pertaining to the jawbone or jaw.—n. a maxillary bone, or maxilla.—n. Maxill′a, a jawbone.—adjs. Maxillif′erous; Maxill′iform.—n. Maxill′ipede, in crustacea, one of those limbs serving both for mastication and locomotion. [L. maxilla, jawbone.]
Entomology
Maxillary
attached or belonging to the maxilla; e.g. palpi.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of maxillary in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of maxillary in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
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