"basilar" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈbas.ɪl.ə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈbæz.əl.ɚ/ [General-American], /ˈbæs.əl.ɚ/ [General-American], /ˈbeɪ.zəl.ɚ/ [General-American], /ˈbeɪ.səl.ɚ/ [General-American]
Rhymes: -æsɪlə(ɹ), -æzɪlə(ɹ) Etymology: Borrowing from New Latin basilāris, irregularly from basis (“a pedestal, foot, base”) + -āris (“-ar, -ary”, adjectival suffix); or from French basilaire, from base (“base, basis”) + -aire (“-ar, -ary”, adjectival suffix), in the pattern of cimbalaire (“cymbal-shaped”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|NL.|basilāris}} New Latin basilāris, {{af|la|basis|-āris|nocat=1|pos2=adjectival suffix|t1=a pedestal, foot, base|t2=-ar, -ary}} basis (“a pedestal, foot, base”) + -āris (“-ar, -ary”, adjectival suffix), {{bor|en|fr|basilaire}} French basilaire, {{af|fr|base|-aire|nocat=1|pos2=adjectival suffix|t1=base, basis|t2=-ar, -ary}} base (“base, basis”) + -aire (“-ar, -ary”, adjectival suffix), {{m|fr|cimbalaire||cymbal-shaped}} cimbalaire (“cymbal-shaped”) Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} basilar (not comparable)
  1. (anatomy, relational) Of, pertaining to, or located at a base, but especially at the base of the skull or an organ of Corti. Tags: not-comparable, relational Categories (topical): Anatomy Translations (of, pertaining to, or located at a base): 基底的 (jīdǐ de) (Chinese Mandarin), basilar (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-basilar-en-adj-fe5MZGXi Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ar Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 70 30 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ar: 82 18 Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences Disambiguation of 'of, pertaining to, or located at a base': 80 20
  2. Lower, inferior, base. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-basilar-en-adj-HO1IKWEQ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: basal, basilary
Derived forms: basilar artery, basilar crest, basilar groove, basilar index, basilar lamina, basilar membrane, basilar meningitis, bibasilar, parietobasilar, pharyngobasilar, suprabasilar, tribasilar, ventrobasilar, vertebrobasilar, vomerobasilar

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