malar

[ mey-ler ]

adjective

of or relating to the cheek or zygomatic bone.

noun

Also malar bone . zygomatic bone.

Origin of malar

1775–85; <New Latin mālāris of, pertaining to the cheek, equivalent to Latin māl(a) cheek, jaw (see maxilla) + -āris-ar¹

Other words from malar

in·ter·ma·lar, adjective

Other definitions for Mälar (2 of 2)

Mälar

[ mey-ler, -lahr ]

noun

Lake, a lake in S Sweden, extending W from Stockholm. 440 sq. mi. (1,140 sq. km).

Swedish Mä·lar·en [me-lah-ruhn]. /ˈmɛ lɑ rən/.

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How to use malar in a sentence

Orbit completely separated from the temporal fossa by an inward extension of the frontal and malar bones meeting the alisphenoid.
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British Dictionary definitions for malar

malar

/ (ˈmeɪlə) /

adjective

of or relating to the cheek or cheekbone

noun

Also called: malar bone another name for zygomatic bone

Origin of malar

C18: from New Latin mālāris, from Latin māla jaw

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