"basal" meaning in English

See basal in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: [ˈbeɪsəɫ] [UK], [ˈbeɪzəɫ] [US, also] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-basal.wav Forms: more basal [comparative], most basal [superlative]
Rhymes: -eɪsəl, -eɪzəl Etymology: From base + -al. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*gʷem-}}, {{af|en|base|-al}} base + -al Head templates: {{en-adj}} basal (comparative more basal, superlative most basal)
  1. Basic, elementary; relating to, or forming, the base, or point of origin. Translations (relating to, or forming, the base, or point of origin): основен (osnoven) (Bulgarian), фундаментален (fundamentalen) (Bulgarian), basal (Catalan), základní (Czech), bazální (Czech), basaal (Dutch), alapvető (Hungarian), bazala (Ido), de bază (Romanian), bazal (Romanian), fundamental (Romanian), basal (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-basal-en-adj-VWo-BZHz Disambiguation of 'relating to, or forming, the base, or point of origin': 75 7 3 15
  2. (anatomy) Associated with the base of an organism or structure. Categories (topical): Anatomy Translations (associated with the base of an organism or structure): 基底的 (jīdǐ de) [literary] (Chinese Mandarin), basal (German), alapi (Hungarian), bazális (Hungarian)
    Sense id: en-basal-en-adj-ujEJREmJ Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences Disambiguation of 'associated with the base of an organism or structure': 3 72 22 3
  3. (medicine) Of a minimal level that is necessary for maintaining the health or life of an organism. Categories (topical): Medicine Translations (of a minimal level that is necessary for maintaining the health or life of an organism): basaal (Dutch)
    Sense id: en-basal-en-adj-0VeDCqQ7 Categories (other): English terms with collocations Topics: medicine, sciences Disambiguation of 'of a minimal level that is necessary for maintaining the health or life of an organism': 1 22 74 2
  4. (chiefly systematics) In a phylogenetic tree, being a group, or member of a group, which diverged earlier. The earliest clade to branch in a larger clade. Categories (topical): Taxonomy Translations (being a group, or member of a group, which diverged earlier): basaal (Dutch), basaalinen (Finnish), basaali (Finnish), bazális (Hungarian)
    Sense id: en-basal-en-adj-CjhMcwuz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -al, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Ido translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 7 10 43 2 11 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -al: 29 10 7 38 2 14 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 18 4 4 65 1 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 25 8 10 42 3 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 27 8 9 42 3 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 21 14 14 36 3 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 25 9 7 45 2 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 23 8 8 48 3 10 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 24 9 7 45 3 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 23 12 13 36 6 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Ido translations: 24 6 5 44 1 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 18 15 11 42 5 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 23 8 8 48 3 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 25 6 5 52 1 11 Disambiguation of 'being a group, or member of a group, which diverged earlier': 8 2 2 89
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: basilar

Noun

IPA: [ˈbeɪsəɫ] [UK], [ˈbeɪzəɫ] [US, also] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-basal.wav Forms: basals [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪsəl, -eɪzəl Etymology: From base + -al. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*gʷem-}}, {{af|en|base|-al}} base + -al Head templates: {{en-noun}} basal (plural basals)
  1. base, bottom, minimum
    Sense id: en-basal-en-noun-HZHsOnmS
  2. (anatomy) Any basal structure or part Categories (topical): Anatomy
    Sense id: en-basal-en-noun-u7Cwsqxy Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences

Inflected forms

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