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malar

1

[ mey-ler ]

adjective

  1. of or relating to the cheek or zygomatic bone.


noun

  1. Also malar bone. zygomatic bone.

Mälar

2

[ mey-ler, -lahr ]

noun

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

malar

/ ˈmeɪlə /

adjective

  1. of or relating to the cheek or cheekbone
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. Also calledmalar bone another name for zygomatic bone
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Words From

  • inter·malar adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of malar1

1775–85; < New Latin mālāris of, pertaining to the cheek, equivalent to Latin māl ( a ) cheek, jaw ( maxilla ) + -āris -ar 1
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Word History and Origins

Origin of malar1

C18: from New Latin mālāris, from Latin māla jaw
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Example Sentences

I knew he was thinking about malar and the fever.

Frontal malar projection is also common but more often moderately so; 87 per cent show medium projection and 12 per cent are pronounced.

Female similar, but anterior half of head black, and no scarlet malar patch.

Face.—Pain along right malar bone running to temple.

Zygoma, zī-gō′ma, n. the arch formed by the malar bone and the zygomatic process of the temporal bone of the skull.—adj.

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