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basilar

Adjective

bas=i=lar

WORDNET DICTIONARY

basilar(a = adj.pert) basilary - of or relating to or located at the base; "the basilar membrane of the cochlea"

Derived form noun base₄

basilar, a. [F. basilaire, fr. L. basis. See Base, n.].

Relating to, or situated at, the base. [1913 Webster]
Lower; inferior; applied to impulses or springs of action. H. W. Beecher. [1913 Webster]

basilar, adj. of or at the base (esp. of the skull).

Etymology

mod.L basilaris (as BASIS)

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