malar

ˈmeɪlər

Definition

Definition of malar - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

medical

TECH.

cheekbone or the prominence below the eye

TECH.

The boxer suffered a fracture in his malar during the match..

cheekbone

zygomatic

Adjective

medical

TECH.

relating to the cheek or cheekbone

TECH.

The malar region is often highlighted in makeup tutorials..

cheek

zygomatic

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malar bone

the bone forming the prominence of the cheek

She highlighted her malar bone with makeup.

Origin of malar

Latin, mala (jawbone)

Examples of malar in a sentence

She highlighted her malar with makeup.
The malar bones are prominent in some facial structures.
Swelling in the malar area can indicate an infection.

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French:os malaire, malaire, ...
German:Jochbein, Wangenbereich, ...
Italian:osso zigomatico, zigomatico, ...
Spanish:hueso cigomático, cigomático, ...
Portuguese:osso zigomático, zigomático, ...
Chinese:颧骨, 颧骨的, ...
Japanese:頬骨, 頬骨の, ...
Arabic:عَظْم الوَجْنَة, وَجْنِي, ...
Hebrew:עַצְם הַלֶּחִי, בַּעַל קֶשֶׁר לַלְּחָיַיִם, ...
Russian:скула, скуловой, ...
Ukrainian:вилиця, виличний, ...
Hindi:गाल की हड्डी, गाल का, ...
Bengali:গালের হাড়, ...
Catalan:pòmul, malar, ...
Czech:lícní kost, malarický, ...
Danish:kindben, kinderelateret, ...
Dutch:jukbeen, jukbeenderig, ...
Greek:ζυγωματικό, ...
Hungarian:járomcsont, járomcsonti, ...
Khmer:ឆ្អឹងថ្ពាល់, ពាក់ព័ន្ធនឹងថ្ពាល់ ឬឆ្អឹងថ្ពាល់, ...
Korean:광대뼈, 광대뼈의, ...
Persian:استخوان گونه, گونه‌ای, ...
Polish:kość jarzmowa, jarzmowy, ...
Portuguese (BR):osso zigomático, zigomático, ...
Romanian:os zigomatic, malar, ...
Swedish:kindben, kinder-, ...
Thai:โหนกแก้ม, ...
Turkish:elmacık kemiği, ...
Vietnamese:xương gò má, gò má, ...

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