ciliary

English

Etymology

From cilium +‎ -ary.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈsɪl.i.ə.ɹi/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈsɪl.iˌɛɹ.i/
• Rhymes: -ɪliəɹi, -ɪliɛəɹi

Adjective

ciliary (not comparable)

1. (biology, relational) Of, pertaining to or involving cilia.

   ciliary movement

2. (anatomy, relational)
   1. Of or pertaining to the eyelashes.
   2. Of or pertaining to the eyelid.
   3. Of or pertaining to the ciliary body.

      ciliary muscles

Derived terms

• anteciliary
• ciliary artery
• ciliary body
• ciliary ganglion
• ciliary muscle
• ciliary nerve
• ciliary process
• ciliary processes
• ciliary zonule
• circumciliary
• extraciliary
• interciliary
• intraciliary
• iridociliary
• mucociliary
• multiciliary
• nasociliary
• nonciliary
• periciliary
• postciliary
• preciliary
• retinociliary
• superciliary, supraciliary

 

Translations

of or pertaining to the eyelashes

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 睫狀／睫状 (jiézhuàng)

• Czech: ciliární
• Ido: ciliara (io)
• Irish: fabhraíoch
• Spanish: ciliar

References

• “ciliary”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “ciliary”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

Further reading

• “ciliary”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
• “ciliary”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
• “ciliary”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.