malar n 1: the arch of bone beneath the eye that forms the prominence of the cheek [syn: {cheekbone}, {zygomatic bone}, {zygomatic}, {malar}, {malar bone}, {jugal bone}, {os zygomaticum}]
malar \ma"lar\, n. (Anat.) The cheek bone, which forms a part of the lower edge of the orbit; that arch of bone beneath the eye that forms the prominence of the cheek; also called the {malar bone}. Syn: cheekbone, zygomatic bone, malar bone, jugal bone, os zygomaticum. [1913 Webster]
Malar \Ma"lar\, a. [L. mala the cheek: cf. F. malaire.] (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the region of the cheek bone, or to the malar bone; jugal. [1913 Webster]