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ba·sal    Audio Help   [bey-suhl, -zuhl] Pronunciation Key
–adjective
1.of, at, or forming the base.
2.forming a basis; fundamental; basic.
3.Physiology.
a.indicating a standard low level of activity of an organism, as during total rest.
b.of an amount required to maintain this level.
4.Medicine/Medical. serving to induce a preliminary or light anesthesia prior to total anesthetization.

[Origin: 1820–30; base1 + -al1]

ba·sal·ly, adverb
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bas·al    Audio Help   (bā'səl, -zəl)  Pronunciation Key 
adj.  
    1. Of, relating to, located at, or forming a base.
    2. Botany Located at or near the base of a plant stem, or at the base of any other plant part: basal placentation.
  1. Of primary importance; basic.

bas'al·ly adv.
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basal 
"relating to a base," 1828 (see base).

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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basal

adjective
1. especially of leaves; located at the base of a plant or stem; especially arising directly from the root or rootstock or a root-like stem; "basal placentation"; "radical leaves" [syn: radical] [ant: cauline
2. serving as or forming a base; "the painter applied a base coat followed by two finishing coats" 
3. of primary importance 

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Basal

Ba"sal\, a. Relating to, or forming, the base.

Basal cleavage. See under Cleavage.

Basal plane (Crystallog.), one parallel to the lateral or horizontal axis.
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