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One of the seven units of measurement that define the metric system
The SI base units are the standard units of measurement defined by the International System of Units (SI) for the seven base quantities of what is now
SI_base_unit
Unit of measurement adopted by convention for a base quantity
A base unit of measurement (also referred to as a base unit or fundamental unit) is a unit of measurement adopted for a base quantity. A base quantity
Base_unit_of_measurement
Topics referred to by the same term
Base unit may refer to: Base unit (measurement), in physics, a unit of measurement from which derived units may be compounded SI base unit, a base unit
Base_unit
Definition of the units kg, A, K and mol
In 2019, four of the seven SI base units specified in the International System of Quantities were redefined in terms of natural physical constants, rather
2019_revision_of_the_SI
Modern form of the metric system
base units. Twenty-two coherent derived units have been provided with special names and symbols. The 7 base units and the 22 coherent derived units with
International_System_of_Units
Unit of measure for digital data
byte (8 bits, 2 nibbles) is possibly the most commonly known and used base unit to describe data size. The word is a size that varies by and has a special
Units_of_information
Film production unit of the US Army Air Forces
18th AAF Base Unit (Motion Picture Unit), originally known as the First Motion Picture Unit, Army Air Forces, was the primary film production unit of the
First_Motion_Picture_Unit
Variant of the metric system
centimetre–gram–second system of units (CGS or cgs) is a variant of the metric system based on the centimetre as the unit of length, the gram as the unit of mass, and the
Centimetre–gram–second system of units
Centimetre–gram–second_system_of_units
SI unit of amount of substance
The mole (symbol mol) is a unit of measurement, the base unit in the International System of Units (SI) for amount of substance. One mole is an aggregate
Mole_(unit)
Measurement unit for time
A unit of time is any particular time interval, used as a standard way of measuring or expressing duration. The base unit of time in the International
Unit_of_time
Decimal-based systems of measurement
standardises a set of base units and a nomenclature for describing relatively large and small quantities using decimal-based multiplicative unit prefixes. Though
Metric_system
Unit of force in physics
The newton (symbol: N) is the unit of force in the International System of Units (SI). Expressed in terms of SI base units, it is 1 kg⋅m/s2, the force that
Newton_(unit)
SI derived unit of pressure
in 1971. The pascal can be expressed using SI derived units, or alternatively solely SI base units, as: 1 P a = 1 N / m 2 = 1 k g / ( m ⋅ s 2 ) =
Pascal_(unit)
Unit of length 1/1000 of a metre
(American spelling) is a unit of length in the International System of Units (SI), equal to one thousandth of a metre, the SI base unit of length. 1 metre =
Millimetre
SI unit of magnetic field strength
{\displaystyle \mathrm {T={\dfrac {N{\cdot }s}{C{\cdot }m}}} .} Expressed in SI base units, 1 tesla is: T = k g A ⋅ s 2 , {\displaystyle \mathrm {T={\dfrac {kg}{A{\cdot
Tesla_(unit)
Measurement unit derived from basic metric value
SI derived units are units of measurement derived from the seven SI base units specified by the International System of Units (SI). They can be expressed
SI_derived_unit
In power systems, expression of system quantities as fractions
of electrical engineering, a per-unit system is the expression of system quantities as fractions of a defined base unit quantity. Calculations are simplified
Per-unit_system
System of codes for unambiguously representing measurement units
OSGi-based implementation at Eclipse Foundation. Units are represented in UCUM with reference to a set of seven base units. The UCUM base units are the
Unified Code for Units of Measure
Unified_Code_for_Units_of_Measure
Analysis of the dimensions of different physical quantities
all the remaining units of the system can be expressed. For example, units for length and time are normally chosen as base units. Units for volume, however
Dimensional_analysis
US Air Force base in Arizona, United States
The host unit for Davis–Monthan AFB is the 355th Wing (355 WG) assigned to Twelfth Air Force (12AF), part of Air Combat Command (ACC). The base is best
Davis–Monthan_Air_Force_Base
Units that are not part of a coherent system
vaguely defined. Some are odd multiples or fractions of a base unit. The ligne is a French unit of length that is sometimes used in watchmaking and ribbon
List of non-coherent units of measurement
List_of_non-coherent_units_of_measurement
Metric unit of mass
was an effort to make the base unit the kilogram and the gram a derived unit. In 1960, the new International System of Units defined a gram as one thousandth
Gram
US Space Force base in Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States
Base HQ and Air Base Sq was activated[where?] as the base operating unit on 20 June 1942 (replaced by the 214th AAF Base Unit in 1944), and the base was
Peterson_Space_Force_Base
Unit of length equal to 1,000 metres
SI units are pronounced with the stress on the first syllable (as in kilogram, kilojoule and kilohertz) and the pronunciation of the actual base unit does
Kilometre
Reference value of length
of these fingers gave a Roman foot of 29.633 cm. The base unit in the International System of Units (SI) is the metre, defined as "the length of the path
Unit_of_length
Military unit
The United States Air Force's 88th Air Base Wing is a base support unit located at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. The wing has been stationed at
88th_Air_Base_Wing
United States Air Force operating base in northwestern Florida
of Valparaiso in Okaloosa County. The host unit at Eglin is the 96th Test Wing (formerly the 96th Air Base Wing). The 96 TW is the test and evaluation
Eglin_Air_Force_Base
Quantity standard
units to be used to define all others. These units are taken as the base units and the other units are derived units. Thus, base units are the units of
Unit_of_measurement
SI unit of time
expressed in the unit hertz, which is equal to s−1. This current definition was adopted in 1967 when it became feasible to define the second based on fundamental
Second
SI derived unit of angle
1936 and 2022 have made proposals to treat the radian as a base unit of measurement for a base quantity (and dimension) of "plane angle". Quincey's review
Radian
SI unit of temperature
The kelvin (symbol: K) is the base unit for temperature in the International System of Units (SI). The Kelvin scale is an absolute temperature scale that
Kelvin
Measurement system based on metre, kilogram, and second
second (MKS) as base units. Distances are described in terms of metres, mass in terms of kilograms and time in seconds. Derived units are defined using
MKS_units
United States Air Force base near Layton, Utah, United States
is part of the Air Force Sustainment Center. The host unit at Hill AFB is the AFMC's 75th Air Base Wing (75 ABW), which provides services and support for
Hill_Air_Force_Base
US Air Force base in Biloxi, Mississippi
has had high-quality technical schools and absorbed units moved from other bases under the Base Realignment and Closure Act (BRAC). In early January
Keesler_Air_Force_Base
US Air Force base in California
Riverside County, and with the need for bombing and gunnery ranges for his units, base and 1st Wing commander Lieutenant Colonel Henry H. "Hap" Arnold began
Edwards_Air_Force_Base
U.S. airbase
(CONAF) (activated 12 December 1944)—the 161st AAF Base Unit (CONAF) became the "Andrews Field" operating unit on 16 April 1945. Andrews Field was named on
Andrews_Air_Force_Base
Unit of length
1 metre. The centimetre is the base unit of length in the now deprecated centimetre–gram–second (CGS) system of units. Though for many physical quantities
Centimetre
US Air Force base in Garfield County, Oklahoma
Oklahoma City. The base is named after local World War II hero and Medal of Honor recipient, Lieutenant Colonel Leon Vance. The host unit at Vance is the
Vance_Air_Force_Base
Unit of magnetic induction
System of Units specified that 1 gauss equalled 10-4 tesla. After the 2019 revision of the SI included a change to the definition of the base unit ampere
Gauss_(unit)
United States Air Force base in Albuquerque, New Mexico
Air Force Base > Units > 377th Air Base Wing". www.kirtland.af.mil. Retrieved 24 January 2024. "Kirtland Air Force Base > Units > 377th Air Base Wing". www
Kirtland_Air_Force_Base
Metric unit of mass
spelled kilogramme) is the base unit of mass in the International System of Units (SI), equal to one thousand grams. It has the unit symbol kg. The word "kilogram"
Kilogram
Standard unit of mass for atomic-scale entities
CODATA recommended value of the atomic mass constant expressed in the SI base unit kilogram is: mu = 1.66053906892(52)×10−27 kg. The previous 2018 CODATA
Dalton_(unit)
SI unit of length
metre (or meter in US spelling; symbol: m) is the base unit of length in the International System of Units (SI). Since 2019, the metre has been defined as
Metre
US Air Force base in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, US
the OC-ALC is Brigadier General Brian R. Moore. The host unit at Tinker is the 72nd Air Base Wing (72 ABW) which provides services and support for the
Tinker_Air_Force_Base
SI base unit of electric current
Unit of electric current (ampere)", SI brochure (8th ed.), BIPM, archived from the original on 3 February 2012, retrieved 19 November 2011 "Base unit
Ampere
of units of measurement based on human body parts or the attributes and abilities of humans (anthropometric units). It does not include derived units further
List of human-based units of measurement
List_of_human-based_units_of_measurement
US Air Force base near Omaha, Nebraska
renamed Offutt Air Force Base. Later that same year, on 26 September, the 3902nd Air Base Group (later Wing) became the host unit at Offutt under A. J. Beck
Offutt_Air_Force_Base
Customary unit of length
the stone circles had been consistently laid out using multiples of a base unit amounting to 30 long feet, which they calculated to be 1.056 of a modern
Foot_(unit)
Centimeter–gram–second unit of acceleration
derived unit, defined in terms of the centimeter–gram–second (CGS) base unit of length, the centimeter, and the second, which is the base unit of time
Gal_(unit)
US Air Force base in Tampa, Florida, United States
Re-designated: 326th Army Air Forces Base Unit (Heavy Bombardment) 1 May 1944 – 30 June 1944 Re-designated: 326th Army Air Forces Base Unit (Separation Station) 89th
MacDill_Air_Force_Base
SI derived unit of absorbed dose of ionizing radiation
The gray (symbol: Gy) is the unit of ionizing radiation dose in the International System of Units (SI), defined as the absorption of one joule of radiation
Gray_(unit)
United States historic place
The base was established in 1932 as Barksdale Field, named for World War I aviator and test pilot Lieutenant Eugene Hoy Barksdale (1896–1926). Units at
Barksdale_Air_Force_Base
Unit of measurement for measuring volume or capacity
the SI system, the base unit for measuring length is the metre. The SI unit of volume is thus the cubic metre, which is a derived unit, where: 1 m3 = 1
Unit_of_volume
System of measurement
and angular momentum in place of Hartree's length as the base units. They noted that the unit of length in this system is the radius of the first Bohr
Atomic_units
US Air Force base near Panama City, Florida
in honor of World War I pilot 1st Lt. Frank Benjamin Tyndall. The base operating unit and host wing is the 325th Fighter Wing (325 FW) of the Air Combat
Tyndall_Air_Force_Base
US Air Force base near Alamogordo, New Mexico, United States
Piloted Aircraft System) Formal Training Unit (FTU) and the Italian Air Force RPA training courses. The base previously hosted the German Air Force Flying
Holloman_Air_Force_Base
number of units of measure were defined as base units, and all other units of measure, called derived units, were defined in terms of the base units. Maxwell
History_of_the_metric_system
Indicates multiples or fractions of a unit
unit prefix is a specifier or mnemonic that is added to the beginning of a unit of measurement to indicate multiples or fractions of the units. Units
Unit_prefix
United States military facility located in Prince George's County, Maryland
site of Joint Base Andrews, with construction beginning later that year. On 19 April 1943, the first permanent unit arrived, the 463rd Base Headquarters
Joint_Base_Andrews
Process of assigning numbers to objects or events
International System of Units (SI). This system reduces all physical measurements to a mathematical combination of seven base units. Metrology is the science
Measurement
Portuguese Air Force base in the Azores
Aérea dos Açores), a United States Air Force detachment unit (operated by the 65th Air Base Group of United States Air Forces in Europe - Air Forces
Lajes_Field
Unit of volume
litre as a base unit. The word litre is derived from an older French unit, the litron, whose name came from Byzantine Greek—where it was a unit of weight
Litre
Primary frequency standard
the second, or other units defined using the second. Consequently, every base unit except the mole and every named derived unit except the coulomb, gray
Caesium_standard
Order of magnitude indicator
P, p, T, Y, y, Z, z); already used for SI units (including: SI base units, SI derived units, non-SI units mentioned in the SI; A, B, C, d, F, g, H, h
Metric_prefix
SI unit of energy
/dʒaʊl/ JOWL; symbol: J) is the unit of energy in the International System of Units (SI). In terms of SI base units, one joule corresponds to one kilogram-metre
Joule
US Air Force base at Warner Robins, Georgia, United States
Force Base, Oklahoma, and Ogden Air Logistics Complex (OO-ALC) at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. The host unit at Robins AFB is the 78th Air Base Wing (78
Robins_Air_Force_Base
US Air Force base near Abilene, Texas, United States
Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota. The 317th Airlift Wing, assigned to Air Mobility Command Eighteenth Air Force, is a tenant unit and one of four world-wide
Dyess_Air_Force_Base
SI unit of luminous intensity
defined in terms of the second (an SI base unit) and the watt (a derived SI unit), the candela remains a base unit of the SI system, by definition. The
Candela
Section of cellular telephone network
sectorised base stations). A BTS is controlled by a parent BSC via the "base station control function" (BCF). The BCF is implemented as a discrete unit or even
Base_station_subsystem
SI derived unit of magnetic flux
\mathrm {Wb} =\mathrm {T} {\cdot }\mathrm {m} ^{2}.} Expressed only in SI base units, 1 weber is: W b = k g ⋅ m 2 s 2 ⋅ A . {\displaystyle \mathrm {Wb} ={\dfrac
Weber_(unit)
Metric unit of area
hectare are derived by adding the standard metric prefixes to the original base unit of area, the are. The decimilliare (dma, sometimes seen in cadastre area
Hectare
British Overseas Territory on Cyprus
Eastern Sovereign Base Area (ESBA), which includes a base at Ayios Nikolaos plus parts of twelve village districts. As of 2026, based units include: Akrotiri
Akrotiri_and_Dhekelia
US Air Force base near Bedford, Massachusetts, US
Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio. The host unit at Hanscom is the 66th Air Base Group (66 ABG) assigned to AFMC. A portion of the base is listed as a census-designated
Hanscom_Air_Force_Base
Traditional system of measurement used in Japan
needed] English units continue to be employed in aviation, munitions, and various sports, including golf and baseball. The base unit of Japanese length
Japanese_units_of_measurement
Japan-US air force base in Fussa, Tokyo, Japan
units based at Yokota Air Base. Units marked GSU are Geographically Separate Units, which although based at Yokota, are subordinate to a parent unit based
Yokota_Air_Base
Comparison of a wide range of timescales
implies the base unit, like "century." In most cases, the base unit is seconds or years. Prefixes are not usually used with a base unit of years. Therefore
Orders_of_magnitude_(time)
SI unit of inductance
the circuit. The henry is a derived unit based on four of the seven base units of the International System of Units: kilogram (kg), metre (m), second (s)
Henry_(unit)
Variant of the centimetre–gram–second unit system
Gaussian units constitute a metric system of units of measurement. This system is the most common of the several electromagnetic unit systems based on the
Gaussian_units
US Air Force base near Wichita, Kansas, United States
AAF Base Unit (Air Base) was organized. The new base unit had the mission of servicing, dispatching, and maintaining transient and locally based aircraft
McConnell_Air_Force_Base
US Air Force base near Belleville, Illinois, United States
Refueling Wing (126 ARW), the latter two units being operationally under AMC. As of this date,[timeframe?] the base employs 13,000 people, 5,100 civilians
Scott_Air_Force_Base
Near Big Spring, Texas
instructional unit at Big Spring AAF; the 365th Base Hq and Air Base Squadron maintained the station and commanded the ground support units. Operational
Webb_Air_Force_Base
Turkish Air Force base near Incirlik, Turkey
Anti-aircraft Artillery Regiment (Patriot unit) of the Spanish Army. Incirlik Air Base is the home of the 10th Main Jet Base (Ana Jet Üssü or AJÜ) of the Combatant
Incirlik_Air_Base
Non-SI unit of radioactivity
The curie (symbol Ci) is a non-SI unit of radioactivity originally defined in 1910. According to a notice in Nature at the time, it was to be named in
Curie_(unit)
Unit of time based on Earth's orbit
A year is a unit of time based on how long it takes the Earth to orbit the Sun. In scientific use, the tropical year (approximately 365 solar days, 5 hours
Year
US Air Force base in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
86th Air Base Group was activated as the main base support unit for Landstuhl, while the 7030th HQ Support Group was the main base support unit for Ramstein
Ramstein_Air_Base
Unit of length; one millionth of a metre
micrometre (micrometer in US spelling; symbol: μm) is a unit of length in the International System of Units (SI) equalling 10−6 metre (SI standard prefix "micro-"
Micrometre
US Air Force base in Arizona
Luke Air Force Base (IATA: LUF, ICAO: KLUF, FAA LID: LUF) is a United States Air Force base in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States. It is located 7
Luke_Air_Force_Base
Military unit
The 3030th AAF Base Unit (Pilot School, Specialized Very Heavy) was a United States Army Air Forces training unit. It specialized in training the crews
3030th_AAF_Base_Unit
Unit of measurement for temperature
Celsius temperature scale has been defined in terms of the kelvin, the SI base unit of thermodynamic temperature (symbol: K). Absolute zero, the lowest temperature
Celsius
Time of one rotation around a planet axis
or sidereal day as a base unit. Metric time uses metric prefixes to keep time. It uses the day as the base unit, and smaller units being fractions of a
Day
US military facility near Fairbanks, Alaska
Force Base on 13 January 1948. It has been a Superfund site since 1989. Eielson AFB was named in honor of polar pilot Carl Ben Eielson. Its host unit is
Eielson_Air_Force_Base
SI derived unit of visible light emission
non-SI unit of luminous flux Luminous efficacy Nit (unit) The 9th edition of the SI Brochure gives cd⋅sr as the lumen expressed in terms of base units, although
Lumen_(unit)
Military airfield in Italy
Aviano Air Base (IATA: AVB, ICAO: LIPA) (Italian: Base aerea di Aviano) is a base in northeastern Italy, in the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region. It is located
Aviano_Air_Base
Unit of action or angular momentum
of an SI derived unit, the joule (J), and an SI base unit, the second (s). The joule-second is a unit of action or of angular momentum. The joule-second
Joule-second
United States Air Force base in Montgomery, Alabama
is the 42d Air Base Wing (42 ABW). The Air Force Reserve Command's 908th Flying Training Wing (formerly Airlift Wing) is a tenant unit and the only operational
Maxwell_Air_Force_Base
Unit of length
a unit of length in the International System of Units (SI), equal to 10−12 m, or one trillionth (1/1000000000000) of a metre, which is the SI base unit
Picometre
US Air Force base near Dover, Delaware
was assigned to Dover as the Operational Training Unit, The 83rd was redesignated the 125th Base Unit on April 10, 1944, with very little change in its
Dover_Air_Force_Base
Type of system of units of measurement
of its derived units. A coherent derived unit is a derived unit that, for a given system of quantities and a chosen set of base units, is a product of
Coherence (units of measurement)
Coherence_(units_of_measurement)
Military base in Montana, United States
II Bomber Command, Second Air Force. Its initial base operating unit was the 352d Base HQ and Air Base Squadron. Airfield operations began on 30 November
Malmstrom_Air_Force_Base
Communication equipment
A base transceiver station (BTS) or a baseband unit (BBU) is a piece of equipment that facilitates wireless communication between user equipment (UE)
Base_transceiver_station
BASE UNIT
BASE UNIT
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Anglo-Norman French cas(s)e ‘case’, ‘container’ (from Latin capsa), hence a metonymic occupational name for a maker of boxes or chests.Americanized spelling of French Caisse.Americanized spelling of Kaas.Americanized spelling of German Käse, a metonymic occupational name for a maker or seller of cheese. Compare Kaeser.
Surname or Lastname
English and Dutch
English and Dutch : variant spelling of Bay.
Boy/Male
Muslim
Smiling
Surname or Lastname
German
German : nickname for a swift runner or a timorous person, from Middle High German, Middle Low German hase ‘hare’.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : ornamental name from German Hase ‘hare’.English : from a Middle English nickname, Hase, from Old English hÄs ‘harsh, raucous, or hoarse voice’.Japanese : usually written with characters meaning ‘long valley’; habitational name from a place in Yamato (now Nara prefecture). Listed in the Shinsen shÅjiroku. Some bearers are descended from the Taira clan; they are found mainly in eastern Japan. Also pronounced Nagaya and Nagatani; the original pronunciation was Hatsuse, meaning ‘beginning of the strait’.
Surname or Lastname
English (East Midlands)
English (East Midlands) : variant of Bayes.
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : from the Middle English personal name Bat(t)e, a pet form of Bartholomew.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Old French bas(se) ‘low’, ‘short’ (Latin bassus ‘thickset’; see Basso), either a descriptive nickname for a short person or a status name meaning ‘of humble origin’, not necessarily with derogatory connotations.English : in some instances, from Middle English bace ‘bass’ (the fish), hence a nickname for a person supposedly resembling this fish, or a metonymic occupational name for a fish seller or fisherman.Scottish : habitational name from a place in Aberdeenshire, of uncertain origin.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : metonymic occupational name for a maker or player of bass viols, from Polish, Ukrainian, and Yiddish bas ‘bass viol’.German : see Basse.
Female
Egyptian
, Child of Bast.
Female
Yiddish
(בַ×ש×ֶע) Variant spelling of Yiddish Basha, BASHE means "daughter of God."
Surname or Lastname
French and Swiss (French part)
French and Swiss (French part) : metonymic occupational name for a baker, from Old French bise ‘large round loaf’.English and Scottish : perhaps a variant of Biss. Compare Beese, Bice, Buys, Buys.
Male
Hindi/Indian
Variant form of Hindi Vasu, BASU means "dweller."
Boy/Male
Indian
Base
Boy/Male
Tamil
Base
Surname or Lastname
English
English : probably from a Middle English survival of the Old English personal name Bad(d)a, which is of uncertain origin, perhaps a short form of the various compound names with the first element beadu ‘battle’.North German : from a short form of a Germanic personal name composed with badu ‘strife’, ‘battle’.North German : occupational name from Middle Low German bade ‘messenger’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Bach 3.Americanized spelling of German or Jewish Basch.Americanized spelling of Slovenian Baš (see Bas 3).
Boy/Male
Muslim
Eye-sight, Wisdom, Sight
Boy/Male
Hindu
Prosperous, Dweller
Female
English
English pet form of Greek Barbara, BABE means "foreign; strange." Compare with masculine Babe.
Male
English
Short form of English Basil, BAS means "king" or "basil (the herb)."
Male
Hawaiian
Hawaiian name BANE means "long-awaited child."
BASE UNIT
BASE UNIT
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Malayalam, Sanskrit, Tamil, Telugu
Year; God of Rain
Boy/Male
Hindu
Coral, Fierce, Strong
Girl/Female
Indian, Marathi
Beautiful
Boy/Male
Indian, Sikh
Officer
Girl/Female
Hindu
Wins hearts, Togetherness
Girl/Female
Muslim
Firm, Young girl
Girl/Female
British, English
Lady who Owns; Owner
Girl/Female
Muslim
Queen of Sheeba
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Devil
Girl/Female
Norse
Fate.
BASE UNIT
BASE UNIT
BASE UNIT
BASE UNIT
BASE UNIT
a.
Not held by honorable service; as, a base estate, one held by services not honorable; held by villenage. Such a tenure is called base, or low, and the tenant, a base tenant.
n.
Same as Prison base.
pl.
of Bass
imp. & p. p.
of Base
a.
To abase; to let, or cast, down; to lower.
a.
Morally low. Hence: Low-minded; unworthy; without dignity of sentiment; ignoble; mean; illiberal; menial; as, a base fellow; base motives; base occupations.
a.
Of little, or less than the usual, height; of low growth; as, base shrubs.
a.
Deep or grave in sound; as, the base tone of a violin.
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.
n.
A low, or deep, sound. (Mus.) (a) The lowest part; the deepest male voice. (b) One who sings, or the instrument which plays, base.
a.
Alloyed with inferior metal; debased; as, base coin; base bullion.
n.
The number from which a mathematical table is constructed; as, the base of a system of logarithms.
a.
Having a base, or having as a base; supported; as, broad-based.
n.
A rustic play; -- called also prisoner's base, prison base, or bars.
n., a., & v.
See Base.
n.
Species of Serranus, the sea bass and rock bass. See Sea bass.
n.
A box, sheath, or covering; as, a case for holding goods; a case for spectacles; the case of a watch; the case (capsule) of a cartridge; a case (cover) for a book.
n.
The bottom of anything, considered as its support, or that on which something rests for support; the foundation; as, the base of a statue.