| Pronunciation: | | 'beysul
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- [adj] (botany) especially of leaves; located at the base of a plant or stem; especially arising directly from the root or rootstock or a root-like stem; "basal placentation"; "radical leaves"
- [adj] of primary importance; "basic truths"
- [adj] serving as or forming a base; "the painter applied a base coat followed by two finishing coats"
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| | Synonyms: | | base, basic, essential, primary, radical |
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| | Antonyms: | | cauline |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Ba"sal\, a.
Relating to, or forming, the base.
{Basal cleavage}. See under {Cleavage}.
{Basal plane} (Crystallog.), one parallel to the lateral or
horizontal axis.
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- At the base of a structure.
- Having to do with the base, the bottom, the foundation, etc. of something. Something essential, vital, primary. The minimum required rate or other value for something to function.
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| | Related Terms: | | ab ovo, aboriginal, basic, basilar, beginning, bottom, bottommost, central, constituent, constitutive, crucial, elemental, elementary, embryonic, essential, foundational, fundamental, generative, genetic, germinal, gut, in embryo, in ovo, lowermost, lowest, material, nethermost, of the essence, original, pregnant, primal, primary, primeval, primitive, primordial, pristine, protogenic, radical, rudimental, rudimentary, seminal, substantial, substantive, underlying, undermost |
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