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Definition of Base

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Bass Bass, n. [F. basse, fr. bas low. See Base, a.] 1. A bass, or deep, sound or tone. 2. (Mus.) (a) The lowest part in a musical composition. (b) One who sings, or the instrument which plays, bass. [Written also base.] Thorough bass. See Thorough bass.
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Base Base, n. [F. base, L. basis, fr. Gr. ? a stepping step, a base, pedestal, fr. ? to go, step, akin to E. come. Cf. Basis, and see Come.] 1. The bottom of anything, considered as its support, or that on which something rests for support; the foundation; as, the base of a statue. ``The base of mighty mountains.' --Prescott. 2. Fig.: The fundamental or essential part of a thing; the essential principle; a groundwork. 3. (Arch.) (a) The lower part of a wall, pier, or column, when treated as a separate feature, usually in projection, or especially ornamented. (b) The lower part of a complete architectural design, as of a monument; also, the lower part of any elaborate piece of furniture or decoration. 4. (Bot.) That extremity of a leaf, fruit, etc., at which it is attached to its support.
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Base Base, v. t. [See Base, a., and cf. Abase.] 1. To abase; to let, or cast, down; to lower. [Obs.] If any . . . based his pike. --Sir T. North. 2. To reduce the value of; to debase. [Obs.] Metals which we can not base. --Bacon.
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Base Base (b[=a]s), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Based (b[=a]sd); p. pr. & vb. n. Basing.] [From Base, n.] To put on a base or basis; to lay the foundation of; to found, as an argument or conclusion; -- used with on or upon. --Bacon.

Meaning of Base from wikipedia

- Look up base or BASE in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Base or BASE may refer to: Base (mobile telephony provider), a Belgian mobile telecommunications...
- Ace of Base is a Swedish pop group, formed in 1987, originally consisting of siblings Jonas, Linn, and Jenny Berggren, with Ulf Ekberg. They achieved worldwide...
- A base pair (bp) is a fundamental unit of double-stranded nucleic acids consisting of two nucleobases bound to each other by hydrogen bonds. They form...
- Look up basal in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Basal or basilar is a term meaning base, bottom, or minimum. Basal (anatomy), an anatomical term of location...
- Google Base was a database provided by Google into which any user can add almost any type of content, such as text, images, and structured information...
- A naval base, navy base, or military port is a military base, where warships and naval ships are docked when they have no mission at sea or need to restock...
- In chemistry, there are three definitions in common use of the word "base": Arrhenius bases, Brønsted bases, and Lewis bases. All definitions agree that...
- The base of skull, also known as the cranial base or the cranial floor, is the most inferior area of the skull. It is composed of the endocranium and...
- to have a player reach first base safely; this generally occurs either when the batter hits the ball and reaches first base before an opponent retrieves...
- is a number that remains prime on any cyclic rotation of its digits (in base 10). 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 31, 37, 71, 73, 79, 97, 113, 131, 197, 199,...