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BASIS
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Irregular inflected form: bases
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained
Example:
the whole argument rested on a basis of conjecture
Synonyms:
base; basis; cornerstone; foundation; fundament; groundwork
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("basis" is a kind of...):
assumption; supposal; supposition (a hypothesis that is taken for granted)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "basis"):
meat and potatoes (the fundamental part)
Holonyms ("basis" is a part of...):
explanation (thought that makes something comprehensible)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A relation that provides the foundation for something
Example:
he worked on an interim basis
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting relations between people or things or ideas
Hypernyms ("basis" is a kind of...):
foundation (the basis on which something is grounded)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "basis"):
common ground (a basis agreed to by all parties for reaching a mutual understanding)
Sense 3
Meaning:
The most important or necessary part of something
Example:
the basis of this drink is orange juice
Synonyms:
base; basis
Classified under:
Nouns denoting relations between people or things or ideas
Hypernyms ("basis" is a kind of...):
component; component part; constituent; part; portion (something determined in relation to something that includes it)
Context examples:
All participants in the experiments ate breakfast on a daily basis and included bread in their diet.
(Researchers reveal potential of bread that suppresses appetite, University of Granada)
The human MIR125B1 wild-type allele is located in the vicinity of 11q24.1 and is approximately 87 bases in length.
(MIR125B1 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)
Such a basis fundamentally limits the size of spectrometers in respect: they are usually bulky and complex, and challenging to shrink to sizes much smaller than a coin.
(Nanowires replace Newton’s famous glass prism, University of Cambridge)
Clinical Global Impression (CGI) Rate this item on the basis of drug effect only.
(CGI - Efficacy Index, NCI Thesaurus)
The human MIR125A wild-type allele is located in the vicinity of 19q13.33 and is approximately 85 bases in length.
(MIR125A wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)
The researchers suggest that these broadly neutralizing antibodies could provide the basis for a candidate treatment, but further exploration is needed.
(Antibodies from Ebola survivor protect mice and ferrets against related viruses, NIH)
The scientists investigated the genetic basis of the syndrome.
(Gene linked to rare inflammatory disease in children, NIH)
Everyone has DNA sequences that consist of the chemical bases A, C, G, T. Genomic variants occur in DNA regions where one of those bases is replaced with another, across various individuals.
(Study of multiethnic genomes identifies 27 genetic variants associated with disease, National Institutes of Health)
The discovery could help improve understanding of the scientific basis of health benefits of olive products and develop new, low-cost nutraceutical strategies to fight type 2 diabetes and related obesity.
(Health Benefits of Olives and Olive Oil, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
A surgical procedure performed on an outpatient basis.
(Ambulatory Surgical Procedure, NCI Thesaurus)
