Molar \Mo"lar\, a. [L. molaris, fr. mola mill, fr. molere to
grind in a mill. See Mill the machine.]
Having power to grind; grinding; as, the molar teeth; also,
of or pertaining to the molar teeth. --Bacon.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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Molar \Mo"lar\, n. (Anat.)
Any one of the teeth back of the incisors and canines. The
molar which replace the deciduous or milk teeth are
designated as premolars, and those which are not preceded
by deciduous teeth are sometimes called true molars. See
Tooth.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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Molar \Mo"lar\, a. [L. moles mass.]
(Mech.)
Of or pertaining to a mass of matter; -- said of the
properties or motions of masses, as distinguished from those
of molecules or atoms. --Carpenter.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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