basilar

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

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

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