(n)natural family planning in which the fertile period of the woman's menstrual cycle is inferred by noting the rise in basal body temperature that typically occurs with ovulation, Syn.basal body temperature method

basal ganglion

(n)any of several masses of subcortical grey matter at the base of each cerebral hemisphere that seem to be involved in the regulation of voluntary movement

basal metabolic rate

(n)the rate at which heat is produced by an individual in a resting state, Syn.BMR

basal metabolism

(n)the amount of energy required to maintain the body of an individual in a resting state

basal placentation

(n)where one or few ovules develop at the base of a simple or compound ovary

basalt

(n)the commonest type of solidified lava; a dense dark grey fine-grained igneous rock that is composed chiefly of plagioclase feldspar and pyroxene

basaltic

(adj)of or relating to or containing basalt

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)

Basal

a. Relating to, or forming, the base. [ 1913 Webster ]

Basal cleavage. See under Cleavage. --
Basal plane (Crystallog.), a plane parallel to the lateral or horizontal axis. [ 1913 Webster ]

Basal-nerved

a. (Bot.) Having the nerves radiating from the base; -- said of leaves. [ 1913 Webster ]

Basalt

n. [ L. basaltes (an African word), a dark and hard species of marble found in Ethiopia: cf. F. basalte. ] 1. (Geol.) A rock of igneous origin, consisting of augite and triclinic feldspar, with grains of magnetic or titanic iron, and also bottle-green particles of olivine frequently disseminated. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ It is usually of a greenish black color, or of some dull brown shade, or black. It constitutes immense beds in some regions, and also occurs in veins or dikes cutting through other rocks. It has often a prismatic structure as at the Giant's Causeway, in Ireland, where the columns are as regular as if the work of art. It is a very tough and heavy rock, and is one of the best materials for macadamizing roads. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. An imitation, in pottery, of natural basalt; a kind of black porcelain. [ 1913 Webster ]

Basaltic

a. [ Cf. F. basaltique. ] Pertaining to basalt; formed of, or containing, basalt; as basaltic lava. [ 1913 Webster ]

Basaltiform

a. [ Basalt + -form. ] In the form of basalt; columnar. [ 1913 Webster ]

Basaltoid

a. [ Basalt + -oid. ] Formed like basalt; basaltiform. [ 1913 Webster ]

Chinese-English: CC-CEDICT DictionaryCC-CEDICT CN-EN Dictionary

玄武岩

[玄武岩, xuán wǔ yán, ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄨˇ ㄧㄢˊ]basalt (geol.); lava#43537[Add to Longdo]

基底神经节孙损伤

[基底神经节孙损伤 / 基底神經節孫損傷, jī dǐ shén jīng jié sūn sǔn shāng, ㄐㄧㄉㄧˇ ㄕㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄥㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄙㄨㄣㄙㄨㄣˇ ㄕㄤ]basal ganglia lesions[Add to Longdo]

基底细胞癌

[基底细胞癌 / 基底細胞癌, jī dǐ xì bāo ái, ㄐㄧㄉㄧˇ ㄒㄧˋ ㄅㄠㄞˊ]Basal cell carcinoma[Add to Longdo]

German-English: TU-Chemnitz DING DictionaryDING DE-EN Dictionary

Basalt { m }

basalt[Add to Longdo]

Grundplatte { f }

basal plate[Add to Longdo]

basal { adj }

basal[Add to Longdo]

basaltisch

basaltic[Add to Longdo]

Grundumsatz { m } [ med. ]

basal metabolic rate[Add to Longdo]

Japanese-English: EDICT DictionaryEDICT JP-EN Dictionary

もやもや病

[もやもやびょう, moyamoyabyou](n) moyamoya disease (rare, progressive cerebrovascular disorder caused by blocked arteries in the basal ganglia)[Add to Longdo]

基礎体温

[きそたいおん, kisotaion](n) basal body temperature[Add to Longdo]

基礎代謝

[きそたいしゃ, kisotaisha](n) basal metabolism[Add to Longdo]

玄武岩

[げんぶがん, genbugan](n) basalt; whin(stone)[Add to Longdo]

生毛体

[せいもうたい, seimoutai](n) basal body; basal granule; kinetosome; blepharoplast[Add to Longdo]

大脳基底核

[だいのうきていかく, dainoukiteikaku](n) basal ganglia[Add to Longdo]

珍渦虫

[ちんうずむし, chin'uzumushi](n) xenoturbellan (either of two species of worm-like basal deuterostomes)[Add to Longdo]