# basilar

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈbas.ɪl.ə/ · frequency rank #94,569

## Definitions
1. Of, pertaining to, or located at a base, but especially at the base of the skull or an organ of Corti.
2. Lower, inferior, base.

## 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”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/basilar