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English

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /?mo?l?/
• Rhymes: -??l?(r)

Etymology 1

From Middle English molar, from Latin mol?ris (“millstone, molar”).

Noun

molar (plural molars)

1. A back tooth having a broad surface used for grinding one's food.

Synonyms

• cheektooth
• grinder
• wangtooth

Translations

Adjective

molar (not comparable)

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

Translations

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.

Derived terms

• molarity

Related terms

• molality

Translations

Noun

molar (plural molars)

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

Translations

Anagrams

• Marlo, moral, romal

Catalan

Etymology 1

Adjective

molar (masculine and feminine plural molars)

1. molar; that grinds

Noun

molar f (plural molars)

1. molar (back tooth)

Etymology 2

Adjective

molar (masculine and feminine plural molars)

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

Related terms

• mol

Further reading

• “molar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “molar” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
• “molar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “molar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Galician

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mo?la?/

Adjective

molar m or f (plural molars)

1. soft, softer

   Synonym: mol

Derived terms

• castiñeiro molar
• ortiga molar
• óso molar
• toxo molar

Related terms

• mol

Etymology 2

From mol +? -ar in the chemistry usage.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /m??la?/

Noun

molar m (plural molares)

1. (chemistry, physics) molar

Etymology 3

From Latin molaris.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /m??la?/

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, 2006-2016.
• “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

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -a???

Adjective

molar (not comparable)

1. (chemistry) molar

Declension

Further reading

• “molar” in Duden online

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 mol?

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

molar m

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

Romanian

Etymology

From French molaire.

Adjective

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

1. molar

Declension

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mo?la?/, [mo?la?]

Etymology 1

From Latin mol?ris.

Adjective

molar (plural molares)

1. molar

Derived terms

• masa molar

Noun

molar m (plural molares)

1. molar

   Synonym: muela

Related terms

Etymology 2

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

Conjugation

Derived terms

• molón

Further reading

• “molar” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

English

Etymology

From empiric +? -al.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?m?p???k?l/

Adjective

empirical (comparative more empirical, superlative most empirical)

1. Pertaining to or based on experience (often, in contrast with having a basis in theoretical explanation).

   Antonym: theoretical

   • H. Spencer

     The village carpenter […] lays out his work by empirical rules learnt in his apprenticeship.

2. Pertaining to, derived from, or testable by observations made using the physical senses or using instruments which extend the senses.
3. (philosophy of science) Verifiable by means of scientific experimentation.

   Antonyms: anecdotal, theoretical

Synonyms

• empiric

Antonyms

• nonempirical

Coordinate terms

• conceptual
• theoretical
• anecdotal

Derived terms

Related terms

• empiricism
• empiricist

Translations

See also

• empirical evidence
• anecdotal evidence
• trial and error
• empyrical

Further reading

• empirical in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• empirical in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• empirical at OneLook Dictionary Search
• "empirical" in Raymond Williams, Keywords (revised), 1983, Fontana Press, page 115.