different between basal vs basally

English

Etymology

From base +? -al.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): [?be?s??]
• (US, also) IPA^(key): [?be?z??]
• Rhymes: -e?s?l, -e?z?l

Adjective

basal (comparative more basal, superlative most basal)

1. Basic, elementary; relating to, or forming, the base, or point of origin.

2. (anatomy) Associated with the base of an organism or structure.

3. (medicine) Of a minimal level that is necessary for maintaining the health or life of an organism.

4. (chiefly systematics) In a phylogenetic tree, being a group, or member of a group, which diverged earlier. The earliest clade to branch in a larger clade.

Synonyms

• basilar

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

basal (plural basals)

1. base, bottom, minimum
2. (anatomy) Any basal structure or part

Anagrams

• Ba'als, Baals, Ba?als, LABAs, albas, baals, balas, balsa, blaas, laabs, sabal

French

Adjective

basal (feminine singular basale, masculine plural basaux, feminine plural basales)

1. basal

German

Pronunciation

Adjective

basal (comparative basaler, superlative am basalsten)

1. basal

Declension

Maltese

Etymology

From Arabic ?????? (ba?al).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ba.sal/

Noun

basal m (collective, singulative basla, paucal basliet)

1. onion (as a mass or species); several onions

2. bulbs

Derived terms

Maranao

Verb

basal

1. to beat, to knock

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ba?sal/, [ba?sal]
• Hyphenation: ba?sal

Adjective

basal (plural basales)

1. basal

Derived terms

Related terms

• base

Further reading

• “basal” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

English

Etymology

basal +? -ly

Adverb

basally (comparative more basally, superlative most basally)

1. In a basal manner

Anagrams

• salably