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sellar

/ˈsɛlɚ/

sellar adjective: relating to the sella turcica.

Adjective

sellar (not comparable)

  1. Relating to the sella turcica.
    • […] has been reduced to only two basic types: ovoid and sellar surfaces (Fig. 3). The ovoid surface is uniformly convex or concave with the degree of curvature varying at each point along the surface; the sellar surface is convex in one plane and concave in a plane perpendicular to it. Modification...1969, Sidney Licht, Herman L. Kamenetz, editors, Arthritis and Physical Medicine (Physical Medicine Library; XI), 360 Fountain Street, New Haven, Connecticut: Elizabeth Licht, →LCCN, page 19

Proper noun capitalized: Sellar

Sellar (plural Sellars)

  1. A surname.

Forms of sellar

pluralSellars

Origin of sellar

Borrowed from Latin sellāris.

Variant of Seller.

Words formed from sellar

Questions about sellar

What does sellar mean?
Sellar means relating to the sella turcica.
What part of speech is sellar?
Sellar can be an adjective or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce sellar?
Sellar is pronounced /ˈsɛlɚ/.

Words near sellar in the dictionary

  1. sellae turcicae
  2. sellaeform
  3. Sellafield
  4. sellaite
  5. sellanders
  6. sellar
  7. Sellards
  8. Sellardses
  9. Sellaria
  10. sellaries
  11. Sellars

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