Webster's 1828 Dictionary

BASILAR, BASILARY

a.s as z. [See Basilic. ] Chief; an anatomical term applied to several bones, and to an artery of the brain.
Basilian monks, monks of the order of St. Basil, who founded the order in Pontus. The order still exists, but has less power and celebrity than formerly.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

BASILAR; BASILARY

Bas "i *lar, Bas "i *la *ry, a. Etym: [F. basilaire, fr. L. basis. See Base, n.]

 

1. Relating to, or situated at, the base.

 

2. Lower; inferior; applied to impulses or springs of action. [R.] "Basilar instincts." H. W. Beecher.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

basilar

bas i lar |ˈbasələr ˈbæzələr | ▶adjective [ attrib. ] of or situated at the base of something, esp. of the skull, or of the organ of Corti in the ear. ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from modern Latin basilaris, formed irregularly from Latin basis (see basis ).

 

basilar membrane

bas i lar mem brane ▶noun Anatomy a membrane in the cochlea that bears the organ of Corti.

 

Oxford Dictionary

basilar

basilar |ˈbasɪlə | ▶adjective of or situated at the base of something, especially of the skull, or of the organ of Corti in the ear. ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from modern Latin basilaris, formed irregularly from Latin basis (see basis ).

 

basilar membrane

bas i lar mem brane ▶noun Anatomy a membrane in the cochlea that bears the organ of Corti.

 

Duden Dictionary

basilar

ba si lar basal |basil a r |

 

Spanish Dictionary

basilar

basilar adjetivo anat Que sirve de base .