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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (1)

1. of or relating to or located at the base;
- Example: "the basilar membrane of the cochlea"
[syn: basilar, basilary]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Basilar \Bas"i*lar\, Basilary \Bas"i*la*ry\, a. [F. basilaire,
   fr. L. basis. See Base, n.]
   1. Relating to, or situated at, the base.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. Lower; inferior; applied to impulses or springs of action.
      [R.] "Basilar instincts." --H. W. Beecher.
      [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

basilary
    adj 1: of or relating to or located at the base; "the basilar
           membrane of the cochlea" [syn: basilar, basilary]