The Collaborative International Dictionary
Basilary
Basilar \Bas"i*lar\, Basilary \Bas"i*la*ry\, a. [F. basilaire, fr. L. basis. See Base, n.]
Relating to, or situated at, the base.
Lower; inferior; applied to impulses or springs of action. [R.] ``Basilar instincts.''
--H. W. Beecher.
Wiktionary
basilary
a. basilar
WordNet
basilary
adj. of or relating to or located at the base; "the basilar membrane of the cochlea" [syn: basilar]
Usage examples of "basilary".
Cuspids really were the result of some geo-physical event, it would be natural to expect to see them distributed at random: as a result the triangulation would be scalene or irregular, whereas those concerning the lunar objects lead to a basilary system, with co-ordinates x,y,x, to the right angle, six isosceles triangles and two axes consisting of three points each.