Basilar

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  • adjective. Of, relating to, or located at or near the base, especially the base of the skull.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Lying or situated at the base; fundamental.
  • Relating to or situated at the base, especially of the skull.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adjective. Relating to, or situated at, the base.
  • adjective. Lower; inferior; applied to impulses or springs of action.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adjective. Of, pertaining to, or located at a base, but especially at the base of the skull or a lung.
  • adjective. Lower; inferior; base.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adjective. of or relating to or located at the base
  • Word Usage
    "The curved, expanded plate behind the foramen magnum is named the squama; the thick, somewhat quadrilateral piece in front of the foramen is called the basilar part, whilst on either side of the foramen is the lateral portion."
    Equivalent
    basilary  
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    Words that are found in similar contexts
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    inferior  lower