Definition of malar Malar

ma•lar

We found 5 definitions of malar from 3 different sources.

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What does malar mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

malar - the arch of bone beneath the eye that forms the prominence of the cheek
  cheekbone, zygomatic bone, zygomatic, malar bone, jugal bone, os zygomaticum
  bone, os a shade of white the color of bleached bones
  skull the bony skeleton of the head of vertebrates
  jugal point, jugale the craniometric point at the union of the frontal and temporal processes of the zygomatic bone
  arcus zygomaticus, zygoma, zygomatic arch the slender arch formed by the temporal process of the cheekbone that bridges to the zygomatic process of the temporal bone
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • malar (Noun)
    The cheekbone, which forms a part of the lower edge of the orbit.
  • malar (Adjective)
    Pertaining to the cheek.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • malar (a.)
    Of or pertaining to the region of the cheek bone, or to the malar bone; jugal.
  • malar (n.)
    The cheek bone, which forms a part of the lower edge of the orbit.

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