base
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Etymology 1 [edit]
From Old French base, from Latin basis, from Ancient Greek βάσις (basis).
Noun [edit]
base (plural bases)
- Something from which other things extend; a foundation.
- A supporting, lower or bottom component of a structure or object.
- The starting point of a logical deduction or thought; (Basis).
- A permanent structure for housing military personnel and material.
- The place where decisions for an organization are made; headquarters.
- (cooking, painting) A basic but essential component or ingredient.
- (chemistry) Any of a class of generally water-soluble compounds, having bitter taste, that turn red litmus blue, and react with acids to form salts.
- Important areas in games and sports
- A safe zone in the children's games of tag and hide-and-go-seek
- (baseball) One of the three places that a runner can stand without being subject to being tagged out.
- (architecture) The lowermost part of a column, between the shaft and the pedestal or pavement.
- (biology, biochemistry) A nucleotide's nucleobase in the context of a DNA or RNA biopolymer.
- (botany) The end of a leaf, petal or similar organ where it is attached to its support.
- (electronics) The name of the controlling terminal of a bipolar transistor (BJT).
- (geometry) The lowest side of a in a triangle or other polygon, or the lowest face of a cone, pyramid or other polyhedron laid flat.
- (mathematics) A number raised to the power of an exponent.
- The logarithm to base 2 of 8 is 3.
- (mathematics) Alternative to radix.
- (topology) The set of sets from which a topology is generated.
- (topology) A topological space, looked at in relation to one of its covering spaces, fibrations, or bundles.
- (cheerleading) A cheerleader who stays on the ground.
- (linguistics) A morpheme (or morphemes) that serves as a basic foundation on which affixes can be attached.
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- (chemical compound that will neutralize an acid): alkali
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Verb [edit]
base (third-person singular simple present bases, present participle basing, simple past and past participle based)
- (transitive) To give as its foundation or starting point; to lay the foundation of.
- 1992, Rudolf M. Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume V, page vii
- Firstly, I continue to base most species treatments on personally collected material, rather than on herbarium plants.
- 1992, Rudolf M. Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume V, page vii
- (transitive) To be located (at a particular place).
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Etymology 2 [edit]
From Old French bas, from Late Latin bassus (“low”).
Adjective [edit]
base (comparative baser or more base, superlative basest or most base)
- (obsolete) Low in height; short.
- (obsolete) Of low value or degree.
- 1603, John Florio, translating Michel de Montaigne, Essays, II.3:
- If thou livest in paine and sorrow, thy base courage is the cause of it, To die there wanteth but will.
- 1603, John Florio, translating Michel de Montaigne, Essays, II.3:
- (archaic) Of low social standing or rank; vulgar, common.
- Morally reprehensible, immoral; cowardly.
- 1905, Baroness Emmuska Orczy, chapter 1, The Tragedy in Dartmoor Terrace[1]:
- “Mrs. Yule's chagrin and horror at what she called her son's base ingratitude knew no bounds ; at first it was even thought that she would never get over it. […]”
- 1905, Baroness Emmuska Orczy, chapter 1, The Tragedy in Dartmoor Terrace[1]:
- (now rare) Inferior; unworthy, of poor quality.
- Designating those metals which are not classed as precious or noble.
Usage notes [edit]
- Said of fellows, motives, occupations, etc.
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Etymology 3 [edit]
Probably a specific use of Etymology 1, above; perhaps also a development of the plural of bar.
Noun [edit]
base (uncountable)
- (now chiefly US, historical) Prisoners' bars. [from 15th c.]
- 1596, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, V.8:
- So ran they all, as they had bene at bace, / They being chased that did others chase.
- 1596, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, V.8:
Etymology 4 [edit]
Variant forms.
Acronym [edit]
base
- Alternative form of BASE.
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See also [edit]
Base on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Base in the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica.
External links [edit]
- base in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- base in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
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Catalan [edit]
Noun [edit]
base f (plural bases)
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Czech [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /ˈbasɛ/
Noun [edit]
base
Dutch [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
base f (plural basen, diminutive basetje)
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References [edit]
- “base” in Woordenlijst Nederlandse Taal – Officiële Spelling, Nederlandse Taalunie. [the official spelling word list for the Dutch language]
French [edit]
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base f (plural bases)
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Italian [edit]
Etymology [edit]
Latin basis.
Noun [edit]
base f (plural basi)
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Latin [edit]
Noun [edit]
base
- ablative singular of basis
Old French [edit]
Etymology [edit]
Latin basis.
Noun [edit]
base f (oblique plural bases, nominative singular base, nominative plural bases)
- base (bottom part; supporting part)
Descendants [edit]
References [edit]
- Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l’ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle (1881)
Portuguese [edit]
Noun [edit]
base f (plural bases)
Spanish [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Latin basis.
Noun [edit]
base f (plural bases)
- base
- basis
- (linear algebra) basis
Base on the Spanish Wikipedia.es.Wikipedia:Base (álgebra)
- grounding
- foundation
- (basketball) point guard
Base on the Spanish Wikipedia.es.Wikipedia:Base (baloncesto)
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Verb [edit]
base (infinitive basar)
- Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of basar.
- First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of basar.
- Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of basar.
- Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present subjunctive form of basar.
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Adjective [edit]
base f
- feminine plural of baso
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