relating to certain fine structures of the eyeball
ciliary in American English
(ˈsɪliˌeri)
adjective
1. Anatomy
noting or pertaining to various anatomical structures in or about the eye
2.
pertaining to cilia
Word origin
[1685–95; cili(a) + -ary]This word is first recorded in the period 1685–95. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: align, converge, fatigue, lens, protectorate-ary is a suffix occurring originally in loanwords from Classical and Medieval Latin,on adjectives (elementary; honorary; stationary; tributary), personal nouns (actuary; notary; secretary), or nouns denoting objects, esp. receptacles or places (library; rosary; glossary). The suffix has the general sense “pertaining to, connected with” the referent namedby the base; it is productive in English, sometimes with the additional senses “contributingto,” “for the purpose of,” and usually forming adjectives. Other words that use theaffix -ary include: complimentary, inflationary, revolutionary, visionary
Examples of 'ciliary' in a sentence
ciliary
The ciliary muscle is found in the middle layer of which sense organ?