adj
Meaning 1
Pertaining to the cheek.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
malar
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/ˈmeɪlə/
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rhymes with -eɪlə(ɹ)
noun
Meaning 2
The cheekbone, which forms a part of the lower edge of the orbit.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
the arch of bone beneath the eye that forms the prominence of the cheek
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: cheekbone, zygomatic bone, zygomatic, malar bone, jugal bone, os zygomaticum
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: bone, os
History
Etymology
From modern Latin malaris, from Latin mala (“jaw, cheek-bone”).
Across languages
Translations
7 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Arabic: خَدِّيّ (ḵaddiyy) — pertaining to the cheek
- Arabic: وَجْنِيّ (wajniyy) — pertaining to the cheek
- Catalan: jugal — pertaining to the cheek
- Italian: malare — pertaining to the cheek
- Polish: policzkowy — pertaining to the cheek
- Portuguese: jugal — pertaining to the cheek
- Turkish: yanaksal — pertaining to the cheek