Definition of basis

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Basis (n.) The principal component part of a thing.

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Protocol :: Protocol (n.) A preliminary document upon the basis of which negotiations are carried on.
Anabatic :: Anabatic (a.) Pertaining to anabasis; as, an anabatic fever..
Consolato Del Mare :: Consolato del mare () A collection of maritime laws of disputed origin, supposed to have been first published at Barcelona early in the 14th century. It has formed the basis of most of the subsequent collections of maritime laws..
Owenite :: Owenite (n.) A follower of Robert Owen, who tried to reorganize society on a socialistic basis, and established an industrial community on the Clyde, Scotland, and, later, a similar one in Indiana..
Rust :: Rust (n.) A minute mold or fungus forming reddish or rusty spots on the leaves and stems of cereal and other grasses (Trichobasis Rubigo-vera), now usually believed to be a form or condition of the corn mildew (Puccinia graminis). As rust, it has solitary reddish spores; as corn mildew, the spores are double and blackish..
Homophyly :: Homophyly (n.) That form of homology due to common ancestry (phylogenetic homology), in opposition to homomorphy, to which genealogic basis is wanting..
Footing :: Footing (n.) Standing; position; established place; basis for operation; permanent settlement; foothold.
Morally :: Morally (adv.) In a manner calculated to serve as the basis of action; according to the usual course of things and human judgment; according to reason and probability.
Ground :: Ground (n.) The basis on which anything rests; foundation. Hence: The foundation of knowledge, belief, or conviction; a premise, reason, or datum; ultimate or first principle; cause of existence or occurrence; originating force or agency; as, the ground of my hope..
Sill :: Sill (n.) The basis or foundation of a thing; especially, a horizontal piece, as a timber, which forms the lower member of a frame, or supports a structure; as, the sills of a house, of a bridge, of a loom, and the like..
Premise :: Premise (n.) A proposition antecedently supposed or proved; something previously stated or assumed as the basis of further argument; a condition; a supposition.
Basisphenoid :: Basisphenoid (n.) The basisphenoid bone.
Sponginess :: Spongin (n.) The chemical basis of sponge tissue, a nitrogenous, hornlike substance which on decomposition with sulphuric acid yields leucin and glycocoll..
Basis :: Basis (n.) The principal component part of a thing.
Scale :: Scale (n.) A basis for a numeral system; as, the decimal scale; the binary scale, etc..
Basisolute :: Basisolute (a.) Prolonged at the base, as certain leaves..
Uti Possidetis :: Uti possidetis () The basis or principle of a treaty which leaves belligerents mutually in possession of what they have acquired by their arms during the war.
Metabasis :: Metabasis (n.) A transition from one subject to another.
Elastin :: Elastin (n.) A nitrogenous substance, somewhat resembling albumin, which forms the chemical basis of elastic tissue. It is very insoluble in most fluids, but is gradually dissolved when digested with either pepsin or trypsin..
Metabasis :: Metabasis (n.) Same as Metabola.
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