base

Definitions

• Something from which other things extend; a foundation.
• 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) A basic but essential component or ingredient.
• A substance used as a mordant in dyeing.
• (cosmetics) Foundation: a cosmetic cream to make the face appear uniform.
• (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.
• (architecture) The lowermost part of a column, between the shaft and the pedestal or pavement.
• (biology) 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.
• (heraldiccharge) The lowest third of a shield or escutcheon.
• (heraldry) The lower part of the field. See escutcheon (escutcheon).
• (mathematics) A number raised to the power of an exponent.
• (mathematics) .
• (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.
• (group theory) A sequence of elements not jointly stabilized by any nontrivial group element.
• (acrobatics) In hand-to-hand balance, the person who supports the flyer; the person that remains in contact with the ground.
• (linguistics) A morpheme (or morphemes) that serves as a basic foundation on which affixes can be attached.
• (music)
• (military) The smallest kind of cannon.
• (archaic) The housing of a horse.
• (historical) A kind of skirt (often of velvet or brocade, but sometimes of mailed armour) which hung from the middle to about the knees, or lower.
• (obsolete) The lower part of a robe or petticoat.
• (obsolete) An apron.
• A line in a survey which, being accurately determined in length and position, serves as the origin from which to compute the distances and positions of any points or objects connected with it by a system of triangles.
• (politics) A group of voters who almost always support a single party's candidates for elected office.
• (Marxism) The forces and relations of production that produce the necessities and amenities of life.
• A material that holds paint or other materials together; a binder.
• (aviation)