basilar

Alternative forms

• basilary

Etymology

Borrowed from French basilaire, from Latin basis.

Adjective

basilar (comparative more basilar, superlative most basilar)

1. Of, pertaining to, or located at a base, but especially at the base of the skull or a lung.
2. Lower; inferior; base.
   • Henry Ward Beecher

     Basilar instincts.

Etymology

Borrowed from French basilaire.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ba‧si‧lar

Adjective

basilar m, f (plural basilares, comparable)

1. basic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /basiˈlaɾ/

Adjective

basilar (plural basilares)

1. basilar

Further reading

• “basilar” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.