molar

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See also: mòlar and mołar

English

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Etymology 1

From Middle English molar, from Latin molāris (millstone, molar).

Noun

molar (plural molars)

  1. A back tooth having a broad surface used for grinding one's food.
    Jamie had a molar removed as it was decaying.
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Adjective

molar (not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to the molar teeth, or to grinding.
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Etymology 2

From mol(e) +‎ -ar in the chemistry usage.

Adjective

molar (not comparable)

  1. (chemistry) Of, relating to, or being a solution containing one mole of solute per litre of solution.
  2. (physics) Of or relating to a complete body of matter as distinct from its molecular or atomic constituents.
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Noun

molar (plural molars)

  1. (chemistry) A unit of concentration equal to one mole per litre.
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Catalan

Etymology 1

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Adjective

molar m or f (masculine and feminine plural molars)

  1. molar; that grinds

Noun

molar f (plural molars)

  1. molar (back tooth)

Etymology 2

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Adjective

molar m or f (masculine and feminine plural molars)

  1. (chemistry) molar (containing one mole of solute per litre of solution)
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Etymology 3

From mola (coil of rope) +‎ -ar.

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Verb

molar (first-person singular present molo, first-person singular preterite molí, past participle molat); root stress: (Central, Valencian, Balearic) /ɔ/

  1. (transitive) to coil (a rope)
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Etymology 4

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Verb

molar (first-person singular present molo, first-person singular preterite molí, past participle molat); root stress: (Central, Valencian, Balearic) /ɔ/

  1. (dialectal) Alternative form of esmolar (to sharpen)
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Etymology 5

Borrowed from Spanish molar.

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Verb

molar (first-person singular present molo, first-person singular preterite molí, past participle molat); root stress: (Central, Valencian, Balearic) /o/

  1. (Castilianism, colloquial) to rule, rock
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Galician

Etymology 1

Attested since the 14th century. Mol (soft, tender) +‎ -ar.

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Adjective

molar m or f (plural molares)

  1. soft, softer
    Synonym: mol
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Etymology 2

From mol +‎ -ar in the chemistry usage.

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Noun

molar m (plural molares)

  1. (chemistry, physics) molar

Etymology 3

From Latin molaris.

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Noun

molar m (plural molares)

  1. (anatomy) molar
    Synonym: moa

References

  • molar” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • molar” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • molar” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • molar” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

German

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Adjective

molar (strong nominative masculine singular molarer, not comparable)

  1. (chemistry) molar

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Further reading

  • molar” in Duden online
  • molar” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Interlingua

Adjective

molar (not comparable)

  1. molar (pertaining to the molar teeth)

Noun

molar (plural molares)

  1. molar, molar tooth

Latin

Verb

molar

  1. first-person singular future passive indicative of molō

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

molar m

  1. indefinite plural of mol
  2. indefinite plural of mole

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
 

  • Hyphenation: mo‧lar

Noun

molar m (plural molares)

  1. molar (back tooth)

Adjective

molar m or f (plural molares, not comparable)

  1. molar (of or relating to the molar teeth)
  2. (chemistry) molar (containing one mole of solute per litre of solution)

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French molaire.

Adjective

molar m or n (feminine singular molară, masculine plural molari, feminine and neuter plural molare)

  1. molar

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Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /moˈlaɾ/
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: mo‧lar

Etymology 1

From Latin molāris.

Adjective

molar m or f (masculine and feminine plural molares)

  1. molar
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Noun

molar m (plural molares)

  1. molar
    Synonym: muela
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Etymology 2

Borrowed from Caló molar.

Verb

molar (first-person singular present molo, first-person singular preterite molé, past participle molado)

  1. (colloquial, intransitive, Spain) to rule, rock (be pleasing)
    Synonym: gustar
    Mola un montón.That's great.
    La nueva chica me mola mucho.
    I really fancy the new girl.
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      "Se buscan los 50 barrios más cool del mundo". Para celebrar su 50º aniversario, la revista Time Out se propuso buscar las zonas que más molan de las ciudades más vibrantes del mundo.
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Swedish

Noun

molar c

  1. (often in the plural) a molar (tooth at the back of the mouth)
    Synonym: oxeltand

Declension

Declension of molar 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative molar molaren molarer molarerna
Genitive molars molarens molarers molarernas

Verb

molar

  1. present indicative of mola

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