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Webster 1913 Edition


Basal

Ba′sal

,
Adj.
Relating to, or forming, the base.
Basal cleavage
.
See under
Cleavage
.
–
Basal plane
(Crystallog.)
,
a plane parallel to the lateral or horizontal axis.

Webster 1828 Edition


Basal

BA'SAL

,
Adj.
Pertaining to the base; constituting the base.