What does "malar" mean?

The cheekbone, which forms a part of the lower edge of the orbit.

What is a synonym for "malar"?

Common synonyms include: cheekbone, cheekbone, jugal bone, malar bone, os zygomaticum, zygomatic.

//ˈmeɪlə// adj, noun

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Noun

1
The cheekbone, which forms a part of the lower edge of the orbit.
2
the arch of bone beneath the eye that forms the prominence of the cheek wordnet

Adjective

1
Pertaining to the cheek. not-comparable
"Whose? Les yeux morts d'Eurydice, he says, but suspects they beckon, they and that malar elegance."

"Whose? Les yeux morts d'Eurydice, he says, but suspects they beckon, they and that malar elegance."

From modern Latin malaris, from Latin mala (“jaw, cheek-bone”).

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