‖n. [ NL.; Gr. 'a- not + ba`sis a step. ] (Med.) Inability to coordinate muscular actions properly in walking. AS [ archaic ] -- A*ba"sic a. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

‖n. [ Gr. 'ana`basis, fr. 'anabai`nein to go up; 'ana` up + bai`nein to go. ] 1. A journey or expedition up from the coast, like that of the younger Cyrus into Central Asia, described by Xenophon in his work called “The Anabasis.” [ 1913 Webster ]

The anabasis of Napoleon. De Quincey. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Med.) The first period, or increase, of a disease; augmentation. [ Obs. ] AS [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Med) A plant genus of the goosefoot family Chenopodiaceae. [ AS ]

A combining form, especially in anatomical and botanical words, to indicate the base or position at or near a base; forming a base; as, basibranchials, the most ventral of the cartilages or bones of the branchial arches; basicranial, situated at the base of the cranium; basifacial, basitemporal, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. (Computers) [ Beginner's All-purpose Symbolic Iruction C. ] an artificial computer language with a relatively simplified instruction set. Writing a program in BASIC or other higher computer languages is simpler than writing in assembly language. See also programming language, FORTRAN. [ PJC ]

a. 1. (Chem.) (a) Relating to a base; performing the office of a base in a salt. (b) Having the base in excess, or the amount of the base atomically greater than that of the acid, or exceeding in proportion that of the related neutral salt. (c) Apparently alkaline, as certain normal salts which exhibit alkaline reactions with test paper. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Min.) Said of crystalline rocks which contain a relatively low percentage of silica, as basalt. [ 1913 Webster ]

Basic salt (Chem.), a salt formed from a base or hydroxide by the partial replacement of its hydrogen by a negative or acid element or radical. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Basi- + Gr. ke`ras horn, antenna. ] (Zool.) The second joint of the antennæ of crustaceans. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Chem.) (a) The quality or state of being a base. (b) The power of an acid to unite with one or more atoms or equivalents of a base, as indicated by the number of replaceable hydrogen atoms contained in the acid. [ 1913 Webster ]

. (Iron Metal.) A Bessemer or open-hearth steel-making process in which a lining that is basic, or not siliceous, is used, and additions of basic material are made to the molten charge during treatment. Opposed to acid process, above. Called also Thomas process. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. pl. 1. a statement of fundamental facts or principles.
Syn. -- ABC, ABC's, ABCs, rudiments. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. principles from which other truths can be derived; as, let's get down to basics.
Syn. -- fundamentals, fundamental principle, basic principle, bedrock. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

. A by-product from the manufacture of steel by the basic process, used as a fertilizer. It is rich in lime and contains 14 to 20 per cent of phosphoric acid. Called also Thomas slag, phosphatic slag, and odorless phosphate. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

. Steel produced by the basic process. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

adj. of or pertaining to a basidium. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. a lichen in which the fungus component is a basidiomycete. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. any of various fungi of the subdivision Basidiomycota.
Syn. -- basidiomycetous fungi. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

‖n. pl. a phylum of fungi with the Basidiomycota [ Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC ]

adj. of or pertaining to basidiomycetes. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

‖n. pl. (Bot.) [ NL., fr. NL. & E. basidium + Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, fungus. ] (Bot.) A large subdivision of the kingdom Fungi coextensive with the phylum Basidiomycetes, characterized by having the spores borne on a basidium. It embraces those fungi best known to the public, such as mushrooms, toadstools, etc. Among the classes of the Basidiomycota are: Gasteromycetes (puffballs); Tiliomycetes (comprising the orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts)); and Hymenomycetes (mushrooms; toadstools; agarics; bracket fungi). In the 1913 Webster, the Basidiomycetes were defined as "coördinate with the Ascomycetes", and other fungal phyla (the Zygomycota and Deuteromycota) were not mentioned.
Syn. -- Basidiomycota, subdivision Basidiomycota, subdivision Basidiomycotina. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC ]

n. same as Basidiomycota. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ Basidium + spore. ] (Bot.) A spore borne by a basidium. -- Ba*sid`i*o*spor"ous a. [1913 Webster]

adj. of or pertaining to a basidiospore. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

‖n. [ NL., dim. of Gr. ba`sis base. ] (Bot.) A special oblong or pyriform cell, with slender branches, which bears the spores in that division of fungi called Basidiomycetes, of which the common mushroom is an example. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Chem.) That which converts into a salifiable base. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Base, n.+ L. fugere to flee. ] (Bot.) Tending or proceeding away from the base; as, a basifugal growth. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ Base + -fy. ] (Chem.) To convert into a salifiable base. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. ba`sis base + gynh` woman. ] (Bot.) The pedicel on which the ovary of certain flowers, as the passion flower, is seated; a carpophore or thecaphore. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Basi- + Gr. υ (the letter “upsilon”); from the shape. ] (Anat.) Noting two small bones, forming the body of the inverted hyoid arch. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Basi- + hyoid. ] (Anat.) The central tongue bone. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. basile and E. Bezel. ] The slope or angle to which the cutting edge of a tool, as a plane, is ground. Grier. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Basiled (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Basiling. ] To grind or form the edge of to an angle. Moxon. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. basilic, fr. L. basilicus royal, Gr. basiliko`s fr. basiley`s king. ] (Bot.) The name given to several aromatic herbs of the Mint family, but chiefly to the common or sweet basil (Ocymum basilicum), and the bush basil, or lesser basil (Ocymum minimum), the leaves of which are used in cookery. The name is also given to several kinds of mountain mint (Pycnanthemum). [ 1913 Webster ]

Basil thyme, a name given to the fragrant herbs Calamintha Acinos and Calamintha Nepeta. --
Wild basil, a plant (Calamintha clinopodium) of the Mint family. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Corrupt. from E. basan, F. basane, LL. basanium, bazana, fr. Ar. bithāna, prop., lining. ] The skin of a sheep tanned with bark. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ F. basilaire, fr. L. basis. See Base, n. ] 1. Relating to, or situated at, the base. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Lower; inferior; applied to impulses or springs of action. [ R. ] “Basilar instincts.” H. W. Beecher. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a ruler of the eastern Roman Empire. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ F. basilique. ] Basilica. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Basilicas sometimes Basilicæ [ L. basilica, Gr. basilikh` (sc. o'iki`a or stoa` fr. basiliko`s royal, fr. basiley`s king. ] 1. Originally, the palace of a king; but afterward, an apartment provided in the houses of persons of importance, where assemblies were held for dispensing justice; and hence, any large hall used for this purpose. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Arch.) (a) A building used by the Romans as a place of public meeting, with court rooms, etc., attached. (b) A church building of the earlier centuries of Christianity, the plan of which was taken from the basilica of the Romans. The name is still applied to some churches by way of honorary distinction. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A digest of the laws of Justinian, translated from the original Latin into Greek, by order of Basil I., in the ninth century. P. Cyc. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ See Basilica. ] 1. Royal; kingly; also, basilican. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Anat.) Pertaining to certain parts, anciently supposed to have a specially important function in the animal economy, as the middle vein of the right arm. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of, relating to, or resembling, a basilica; basilical. [ 1913 Webster ]

There can be no doubt that the first churches in Constantinople were in the basilican form. Milman. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OF. basilicoc. ] The basilisk. [ Obs. ] Chaucer [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ L. basilicon, Gr. basiliko`n neut. of basiliko`s: cf. F. basilicon. See Basilica. ] (Med.) An ointment composed of wax, pitch, resin, and olive oil, lard, or other fatty substance. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. basiliscus, Gr. basili`skos little king, kind of serpent, dim. of basiley`s king; -- so named from some prominences on the head resembling a crown. ] 1. A fabulous serpent, or dragon. The ancients alleged that its hissing would drive away all other serpents, and that its breath, and even its look, was fatal. See Cockatrice. [ 1913 Webster ]

Make me not sighted like the basilisk. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Zool.) A lizard of the genus Basiliscus, belonging to the family Iguanidæ. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ This genus is remarkable for a membranous bag rising above the occiput, which can be filled with air at pleasure; also for an elevated crest along the back, that can be raised or depressed at will. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Mil.) A large piece of ordnance, so called from its supposed resemblance to the serpent of that name, or from its size. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OF. bacin, F. bassin, LL. bacchinus, fr. bacca a water vessel, fr. L. bacca berry, in allusion to the round shape; or perh. fr. Celtic. Cf. Bac. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. A hollow vessel or dish, to hold water for washing, and for various other uses. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The quantity contained in a basin. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A hollow vessel, of various forms and materials, used in the arts or manufactures, as that used by glass grinders for forming concave glasses, by hatters for molding a hat into shape, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. A hollow place containing water, as a pond, a dock for ships, a little bay. Pope [ 1913 Webster ]

5. (Physical Geog.) (a) A circular or oval valley, or depression of the surface of the ground, the lowest part of which is generally occupied by a lake, or traversed by a river. (b) The entire tract of country drained by a river, or sloping towards a sea or lake. [ 1913 Webster ]

6. (Geol.) An isolated or circumscribed formation, particularly where the strata dip inward, on all sides, toward a center; -- especially applied to the coal formations, called coal basins or coal fields. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. of or pertaining to a basin. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. Inclosed in a basin. “Basined rivers.” Young. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Same as Bascinet. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Basi- + occipital. ] (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the bone in the base of the cranium, frequently forming a part of the occipital in the adult, but usually distinct in the young. -- n. The basioccipital bone. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ Gr. ba`sis a base. ] (Anat.) The middle of the anterior margin of the great foramen of the skull. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Basi- + poy`s, podo`s, foot. ] (Anat.) The basal joint of the legs of Crustacea. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. ba`sis a base + ptery`gion a fin. ] (Anat.) A bar of cartilage at the base of the embryonic fins of some fishes. It develops into the metapterygium. -- Ba*sip`ter*yg"i*al a. [1913 Webster]

a. & n. [ Basi- + pterygoid. ] (Anat.) Applied to a protuberance of the base of the sphenoid bone. [ 1913 Webster ]