Definitions for basis

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basis ba·sis

Spelling: [bey-sis]

IPA: /ˈbeɪ sɪs/

Basis is a 5 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 7 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 8 points.

You can make 45 anagrams from letters in basis (abiss).

Definitions for basis

noun

1. the bottom or base of anything; the part on which something stands or rests.
2. anything upon which something is based; fundamental principle; groundwork.
3. the principal constituent; fundamental ingredient.
4. a basic fact, amount, standard, etc., used in making computations, reaching conclusions, or the like:
5. Mathematics. a set of linearly independent elements of a given vector space having the property that every element of the space can be written as a linear combination of the elements of the set.

Origin of basis

1525-35; Latin Greek básis step, place one stands on, pedestal, equivalent to ba-, base of baínein to walk, step (akin to come) + -sis -sis; c

Examples for basis

It is also much used as a basis for numerous other dressings.

I knew: Nuclear Armageddon was staring me in the face on a daily basis.

You must have a good glider as the basis of a successful flying machine.

We see the Southern segregationists who threatened his life and that of his family on an almost daily basis.

He was not certain that the boy's statement had any basis in fact.

If Congress accurately reflected our nation on the basis of race, about 63 percent would be white, not 80 percent.

So, with Sidney the basis of his happiness, he made the most of his evening's freedom.

So, I can deal with them on a daily basis, I know how it affects my body.

There is no religion in the world that has any other basis than hearsay evidence.

We also knew that once we hit the road, we would be paying our band and crew on a weekly basis.