base

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1 1.2.1 Noun 1.2.1.1 Synonyms 1.2.1.2 Antonyms 1.2.1.3 Derived terms 1.2.1.4 Related terms 1.2.1.5 Translations 1.2.2 Verb 1.2.2.1 Derived terms 1.2.2.2 Translations 1.3 Etymology 2 1.3.1 Adjective 1.3.1.1 Usage notes 1.3.1.2 Synonyms 1.3.1.3 Antonyms 1.3.1.4 Derived terms 1.3.1.5 Translations 1.4 See also 1.5 External links 1.6 Anagrams 2 Catalan 2.1 Noun 2.1.1 Related terms 3 Dutch 3.1 Pronunciation 3.2 Noun 3.2.1 Synonyms 3.2.2 Antonyms 3.2.3 Derived terms 3.3 References 4 French 4.1 Pronunciation 4.2 Noun 4.2.1 Derived terms 5 Italian 5.1 Etymology 5.2 Noun 5.2.1 Antonyms 5.2.2 Related terms 6 Spanish 6.1 Noun 6.1.1 Related terms

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

• enPR: bās, IPA: /beɪs/, SAMPA: /beIs/
•  Audio (US)^{help, file}
• Rhymes: -eɪs
• Homophones: bass

[edit] Etymology 1

From Old French base, from Latin basis, from Ancient Greek βάσις (basis).

[edit] Noun

base (plural bases)

1. Something from which other things extend; a foundation.
   1. A supporting, lower or bottom component of a structure or object.
2. The starting point of a logical deduction or thought; (Basis).
3. A permanent structure for housing military personnel and material.
4. The place where decisions for an organization are made; headquarters.
5. (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.
6. Important areas in games and sports

   A safe zone in the children's games of tag and hide-and-go-seek

7. (architecture) The lowermost part of a column, between the shaft and the pedestal or pavement.
8. (baseball) One of the three places that a runner can stand without being subject to being tagged out.
9. (biology, biochemistry) A nucleotide's nucleobase in the context of a DNA or RNA biopolymer.
10. (botany) The end of a leaf, petal or similar organ where it is attached to its support.
11. (electronics) The name of the controlling terminal of a transistor.
12. (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.
13. (mathematics) A number raised to the power of an exponent.

    The logarithm to base 2 of 8 is 3.

14. (topology) The set of sets from which a topology is generated.
15. (topology) A topological space, looked at in relation to one of its covering spaces, fibrations, or bundles.
16. (cheerleading) A cheerleader who stays on the ground.

[edit] Synonyms

• (chemical compound that will neutralize an acid): alkali

[edit] Antonyms

• (chemical compound that will neutralize an acid): acid
• (end of a leaf): apex

[edit] Derived terms

[edit] Related terms

• basal
• basilar
• embase, imbase

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[edit] Verb

to base (third-person singular simple present bases, present participle basing, simple past and past participle based)

1. (transitive) To have as its foundation or starting point.
2. (transitive) To be located (at a particular place).

[edit] Derived terms

• -based
• base on

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[edit] Etymology 2

From Old French bas from Late Latin bassus (“‘low’”).

[edit] Adjective

base (comparative baser or more base, superlative basest or most base)

1. low
2. inferior
3. of low standing or rank
4. immoral, cowardly
5. common
6. nonprecious used to describe metals which are not precious; base metal

[edit] Usage notes

• Said of fellows, motives, occupations, etc.

[edit] Synonyms

• bad, vile, malicious, destructive, reprehensible, knavish, evil

[edit] Antonyms

• likeable
• desirable
• admirable
• noble

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[edit] See also

• base jumper
• base jumping
• Base on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Base in the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica.

[edit] External links

• base in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• base in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: Abes
• EBSA

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[edit] Catalan

[edit] Noun

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1. base
2. basis
3. grounding
4. foundation

[edit] Related terms

• basar
• basal
• bàsic

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[edit] Dutch

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[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈba.zə/
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[edit] Noun

base f. (plural basen, no diminutive)

1. base (chemistry: class of compounds), alkali

[edit] Synonyms

• loog

[edit] Antonyms

• zuur

[edit] Derived terms

• basisch
• basenpaar
• basenvolgorde
• Lewisbase

[edit] References

• “base” in Woordenlijst Nederlandse Taal – Officiële Spelling, Nederlandse Taalunie. [the official spelling word list for the Dutch language]

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[edit] French

[edit] Pronunciation

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[edit] Noun

base f. (plural bases)

1. base (bottom part of something)
2. base (safe place)
3. base, basis (fundamental belief)

[edit] Derived terms

• base de données
• baser

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[edit] Italian

Wikipedia ^it

[edit] Etymology

Latin basis.

[edit] Noun

base f. (plural basi)

1. base
2. basis

[edit] Antonyms

• sommità, altezza

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• basare
• basico
• basilare
• di base
• in base a

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[edit] Spanish

[edit] Noun

base f. (plural bases)

1. base
2. basis
3. grounding
4. foundation

[edit] Related terms

• basar
• basal
• básico