base - Meaning in Gujarati

base - Meaning in Gujarati

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Definitions and Meaning of base in English

base adjective

1. (used of metals) consisting of or alloyed with inferior metal

   Examples

   • "a base metal"
   • "base coins of aluminum"
2. not adhering to ethical or moral principles

   Examples

   • "a base, degrading way of life"
   • "base and unpatriotic motives"
   • "cheating is dishonorable"
   • "they considered colonialism immoral"
   • "unethical practices in handling public funds"
3. serving as or forming a base

   Example

   • "the painter applied a base coat followed by two finishing coats"
4. of low birth or station (`base' is archaic in this sense)

   Examples

   • "baseborn wretches with dirty faces"
   • "of humble (or lowly) birth"
5. having or showing an ignoble lack of honor or morality

   Examples

   • "chok'd with ambition of the meaner sort"
   • "something essentially vulgar and meanspirited in politics"
   • "taking a mean advantage"
   • "that liberal obedience without which your army would be a base rabble"
6. illegitimate
7. debased; not genuine

   Example

   • "an attempt to eliminate the base coinage"

Base noun

1. a terrorist network intensely opposed to the United States that dispenses money and logistical support and training to a wide variety of radical Islamic terrorist groups; has cells in more than 50 countries

base noun

1. (numeration system) the positive integer that is equivalent to one in the next higher counting place

   Example

   • "10 is the radix of the decimal system"
2. a phosphoric ester of a nucleoside; the basic structural unit of nucleic acids (DNA or RNA)
3. any of various water-soluble compounds capable of turning litmus blue and reacting with an acid to form a salt and water

   Example

   • "bases include oxides and hydroxides of metals and ammonia"
4. the bottom side of a geometric figure from which the altitude can be constructed

   Example

   • "the base of the triangle"
5. the most important or necessary part of something

   Example

   • "the basis of this drink is orange juice"
6. a support or foundation

   Example

   • "the base of the lamp"
7. the bottom or lowest part

   Example

   • "the base of the mountain"
8. (anatomy) the part of an organ nearest its point of attachment

   Example

   • "the base of the skull"
9. the place where you are stationed and from which missions start and end
10. a lower limit

    Example

    • "the government established a wage floor"
11. (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed

    Synonyms

    theme

    Example

    • "thematic vowels are part of the stem"
12. the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained

    Example

    • "the whole argument rested on a basis of conjecture"
13. the stock of basic facilities and capital equipment needed for the functioning of a country or area

    Example

    • "the industrial base of Japan"
14. lowest support of a structure

    Examples

    • "he stood at the foot of the tower"
    • "it was built on a base of solid rock"
15. the principal ingredient of a mixture

    Examples

    • "everything she cooked seemed to have rice as the base"
    • "glycerinated gelatin is used as a base for many ointments"
    • "he told the painter that he wanted a yellow base with just a hint of green"
16. a flat bottom on which something is intended to sit

    Example

    • "a tub should sit on its own base"
17. installation from which a military force initiates operations

    Example

    • "the attack wiped out our forward bases"
18. (electronics) the part of a transistor that separates the emitter from the collector
19. a place that the runner must touch before scoring

    Example

    • "he scrambled to get back to the bag"

base verb

1. use as a basis for; found on

   Example

   • "base a claim on some observation"
2. use (purified cocaine) by burning it and inhaling the fumes
3. situate as a center of operations

   Example

   • "we will base this project in the new lab"

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