malar

[ mey-ler ]

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

noun
  1. Also malar bone . zygomatic bone.

Origin of malar

1
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

Words Nearby malar

Other definitions for Mälar (2 of 2)

Mälar
[ mey-ler, -lahr ]

noun
  1. 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

  • Be this as it may, the breadth in the malar portion of the face is a remarkable feature in the Kaffre physiognomy.

  • When a separate antorbital vacuity exists, it is bordered by the maxillary bone in front, and by the malar bone behind.

    Dragons of the Air | H. G. Seeley
  • The lower arch includes the malar bone, which is in front in the single arch of mammals.

    Dragons of the Air | H. G. Seeley
  • In Dimorphodon the malar bone is entirely removed from the quadrate, but in Pterodactylus it meets its articular end.

    Dragons of the Air | H. G. Seeley
  • Jerdon, who has in some measure adopted these remarks, adds that the tail is more tufted, and the malar beard is well marked.

British Dictionary definitions for malar

malar

/ (ˈmeɪlə) /


adjective
  1. of or relating to the cheek or cheekbone

noun
  1. Also called: malar bone another name for zygomatic bone

Origin of malar

1
C18: from New Latin mālāris, from Latin māla jaw

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