Explore Basilar through 5 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like bottom. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Basilar in a sentence
Basilar meaning
- Of, pertaining to, or located at a base, but especially at the base of the skull or an organ of Corti.
- Lower, inferior, base.
Synonyms of Basilar
Using Basilar
- The main meaning on this page is: Of, pertaining to, or located at a base, but especially at the base of the skull or an organ of Corti. | Lower, inferior, base.
- Useful related words include: basilary, bottom.
- In the example corpus, basilar often appears in combinations such as: the basilar, basilar membrane.
Context around Basilar
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 1 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Basilar
- In this selection, "basilar" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 27.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, vertebral, membrane, papilla and arteries stand out and add context to how "basilar" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include lack a basilar papilla having and of the basilar membrane resembles. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "basilar" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with basilar
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The lower frequencies were detected when the basilar membrane was stimulated, providing even further evidence for rate coding. (18 words)
He found that movement of the basilar membrane resembles that of a traveling wave; the shape of which varies based on the frequency of the pitch. (26 words)
They lie on the basilar membrane beneath Claudius' cells and are organized in rows with the number of rows the number of which varies between species. (26 words)
However, they often lack a basilar papilla, having instead an entirely separate set of sensory cells at the upper edge of the saccule, referred to as the papilla amphibiorum, which appear to have the same function. (36 words)
This usually arises from a dislodged atherosclerotic plaque in one of the carotid arteries (i.e. two of the four major arteries supplying the brain) or from the vertebral-basilar arteries. (31 words)
He found that movement of the basilar membrane resembles that of a traveling wave; the shape of which varies based on the frequency of the pitch. (26 words)
Example sentences (5)
He found that movement of the basilar membrane resembles that of a traveling wave; the shape of which varies based on the frequency of the pitch.
However, they often lack a basilar papilla, having instead an entirely separate set of sensory cells at the upper edge of the saccule, referred to as the papilla amphibiorum, which appear to have the same function.
The lower frequencies were detected when the basilar membrane was stimulated, providing even further evidence for rate coding.
They lie on the basilar membrane beneath Claudius' cells and are organized in rows with the number of rows the number of which varies between species.
This usually arises from a dislodged atherosclerotic plaque in one of the carotid arteries (i.e. two of the four major arteries supplying the brain) or from the vertebral-basilar arteries.
Common combinations with basilar
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: