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Two nucleobases bound by hydrogen bonds
A base pair (bp) is a fundamental unit of double-stranded nucleic acids consisting of two nucleobases bound to each other by hydrogen bonds. They form
Base_pair
RNA base pair that does not follow Watson–Crick base pair rules
wobble base pair is a pairing between two nucleotides in RNA molecules that does not follow Watson–Crick base pair rules. The four main wobble base pairs are
Wobble_base_pair
Nucleic acid pairing variations
A Hoogsteen base pair is a variation of base-pairing in nucleic acids such as the A•T pair. In this manner, two nucleobases, one on each strand, can be
Hoogsteen_base_pair
Base pairs in molecular genetics
base pairs are planar, hydrogen-bonded pairs of nucleobases with hydrogen-bonding patterns that differ from those of standard Watson–Crick base pairs
Non-canonical_base_pairing
Chemical compound formed when an acid donates a proton to a base
the new bond formed between the base and the proton is shown by an arrow that starts on an electron pair from the base and ends at the hydrogen ion (proton)
Conjugate_(acid-base_theory)
Nitrogen-containing biological compounds that form nucleosides
building blocks of nucleic acids. The ability of nucleobases to form base pairs and to stack one upon another leads directly to long-chain helical structures
Nucleotide_base
Structure formed by double-stranded molecules
which base pair together. In B-DNA, the most common double-helical structure found in nature, the double helix is right-handed with about 10–10.5 base pairs
Nucleic_acid_double_helix
Compound analogous to naturally occurring RNA and DNA
among other things, different base pairing and base stacking properties. Examples include universal bases, which can pair with all four canonical bases
Nucleic_acid_analogue
Molecule that carries genetic information
two separate polynucleotide strands are bound together, according to base pairing rules (A with T and C with G), with hydrogen bonds to make double-stranded
DNA
Ethernet physical layers using twisted-pair cables
to the transmission speed in Mbit/s. BASE denotes that baseband transmission is used. The T designates twisted-pair cable. Where there are several standards
Ethernet_over_twisted_pair
Technique in cryptography
Pairing-based cryptography is the use of a pairing between elements of two cryptographic groups to a third group with a mapping e : G 1 × G 2 → G T {\displaystyle
Pairing-based_cryptography
Study of how temperature affects the nucleic acid structure
aspects of DNA. Because cytosine / guanine base-pairing is generally stronger than adenine / thymine base-pairing, the amount of cytosine and guanine in a
Nucleic_acid_thermodynamics
Two rules about the percentage of A, C, G, and T in DNA strands
percentage base pair equality: A% = T% and G% = C%. The rigorous validation of the rule constitutes the basis of Watson–Crick base pairs in the DNA double
Chargaff's_rules
Science of synthetic life forms
informational polymer consisting of xeno nucleic acids (XNA), different base pairs, using non-canonical amino acids and an altered genetic code. So far cells
Xenobiology
Lock-and-key pairing between two structures
as well as regulatory functions are based on base pair complementarity. In biotechnology, the principle of base pair complementarity allows the generation
Complementarity (molecular biology)
Complementarity_(molecular_biology)
Single nucleotide in genomic DNA at which different sequence alternatives exist
isoleucine)). nonsynonymous substitutions: missense – single change in the base results in change in amino acid of protein and its malfunction which leads
Single-nucleotide polymorphism
Single-nucleotide_polymorphism
Biological molecules constituting nucleic acids
oriented in opposite directions, which permits base pairing and complementarity between the base-pairs, all which is essential for replicating or transcribing
Nucleotide
Field of synthetic biology
naturally occurring genes in lifeforms. It may make use of custom designed base pair series, though in a more expanded and presently unrealized sense synthetic
Synthetic_genomics
Sequence of DNA that determines traits in an organism
Typical mammalian protein-coding genes, for example, are about 62,000 base pairs in length (transcribed region) and since there are about 20,000 of them
Gene
Science of genes, heredity and variation
partner strand. Genes are arranged linearly along long chains of DNA base-pair sequences. In bacteria, each cell usually contains a single circular genophore
Genetics
Helper from a foreign country working for, and living as part of, a host family
An au pair (/oʊˈpɛər/; pl.: au pairs) is a person working for, and living as part of, a host family. Typically, au pairs take on a share of the family’s
Au_pair
Interplay between observation, experiment, and theory in science
Watson that the textbook form of the base pairs was incorrect for DNA base pairs; rather, the keto form of the base pairs should be used instead. This form
Scientific_method
Topics referred to by the same term
base or BASE in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Base or BASE may refer to: BASE (mobile operator), a Belgian mobile telecommunications operator Base
Base
Synthetic DNA analog experiment
(AEGIS) is a synthetic DNA analog experiment that uses some unnatural base pairs from the laboratories of the Foundation for Applied Molecular Evolution
Artificially Expanded Genetic Information System
Artificially_Expanded_Genetic_Information_System
Family of large biological molecules
adenine and uracil, while guanine and uracil can pair through a non-canonical G–U wobble base pair. However, other interactions are possible, such as
RNA
Papilloma virus which infects certain leporids
their genomes. CRPV has some notable repeats, some as long as 32 base pairs. Many pairs up stream of the transcription locations are homologous with promoter
Shope_papilloma_virus
Type of wiring used for communications
an untwisted balanced pair, a twisted pair reduces electromagnetic radiation from the pair and crosstalk between neighboring pairs and improves rejection
Twisted_pair
Chemical bond theory
electron pair from a Lewis base to form a Lewis adduct. A Lewis base, then, is any species that has a filled orbital containing an electron pair which is
Lewis_acids_and_bases
Basepairing interactions within a single nucleic acid polymer or between two polymers
hydrogen bonds are called a base pair (often abbreviated bp). In the canonical Watson-Crick base pairing, adenine (A) forms a base pair with thymine (T) and
Nucleic acid secondary structure
Nucleic_acid_secondary_structure
English physicist and biologist (1916–2004)
redirect targets Crick's wobble hypothesis – RNA base pair that does not follow Watson–Crick base pair rules History of RNA biology List of RNA biologists
Francis_Crick
Replacement, insertion, or deletion of a single DNA or RNA nucleotide
UV rays, X-rays or extreme heat, or chemical (molecules that misplace base pairs or disrupt the helical shape of DNA). Mutagens associated with cancers
Point_mutation
Chemical compound in DNA and RNA
nucleotide base that is found in DNA, RNA, and ATP. It is usually a white crystalline subtance. The shape of adenine is complementary and pairs to either
Adenine
1953 scientific paper on DNA
is equal to thymine. The A:T and C:G pairs are structurally similar. In particular, the length of each base pair is the same and they fit equally between
Molecular Structure of Nucleic Acids: A Structure for Deoxyribose Nucleic Acid
Molecular_Structure_of_Nucleic_Acids:_A_Structure_for_Deoxyribose_Nucleic_Acid
Type of genetic engineering
their capacity to recognize and cut large DNA sequences (from 14 to 40 base pairs). The most widespread and best known meganucleases are the proteins in
Genome_editing
DNA structure
strand binds to a B-form DNA (via Watson–Crick base-pairing) double helix by forming Hoogsteen base pairs or reversed Hoogsteen hydrogen bonds. Examples
Triple-stranded_DNA
Group of methods in synthetic biology
This produces oligonucleotide fragments that are generally under 200 base pairs. The second step then involves connecting these oligonucleotide fragments
Artificial_gene_synthesis
Various meanings of the terms
has two orthogonal pairs: cytosine and guanine form a base-pair, and adenine and thymine form another base-pair, but other base-pair combinations are strongly
Orthogonality
International scientific research project (1990–2003)
international scientific research project with the goal of determining the base pairs that make up human DNA, and of identifying, mapping and sequencing all
Human_Genome_Project
Form of evolutionary mutation
for by more than one three-base-pair codon; since some of the codons for a given amino acid differ by just one base pair from others coding for the same
Synonymous_substitution
biotechnology as a meganuclease. It recognises an 18-base pair sequence TAGGGATAACAGGGTAAT and leaves a 4 base pair 3' hydroxyl overhang. It is a rare cutting endonuclease
Intron-encoded endonuclease I-SceI
Intron-encoded_endonuclease_I-SceI
Protein in humans
human chromosome 3, on the short arm at position p26.3 from base pair 3,190,676 to base pair 3,221,394. CRBN orthologs are highly conserved from plants
Cereblon
Quotation of the relative value of two currencies
called the base currency or transaction currency. Currency pairs are generally written by concatenating the ISO currency codes (ISO 4217) of the base currency
Currency_pair
DNA-based genetic test
in the sample proceeds in multiple stages: identification of the DNA base pair at specific SNP locations comparison with previously stored results interpretation
Genealogical_DNA_test
Class of large biomolecules essential to all known life
or base-pairs selected from the five primary, or canonical, nucleobases. RNA usually forms a chain of single bases, whereas DNA forms a chain of base pairs
Nucleic_acid
Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens
the human gene: A 48-base pair VNTR in exon 3 C-521T in the promoter 13-base pair deletion of bases 235 to 247 in exon 1 12 base pair repeat in exon 1 Val194Gly
Dopamine_receptor_D4
Sex chromosome in the XY sex-determination system
chromosome was shown to contain 62,460,029 base pairs and 41 additional genes. This added 30 million base pairs, but it was discovered that the Y chromosome
Y_chromosome
Modified genetic code
acids. Usually a nonsense codon (stop codon) or a four-base codon are used. Second, a novel pair of tRNA and aminoacyl tRNA synthetase are required, these
Expanded_genetic_code
RNA that facilitates the addition of amino acids to a new protein
three-nucleotide anticodon, and together they form three complementary base pairs. On the other end of the tRNA is a covalent attachment to the amino acid
Transfer_RNA
accuracy alignment using partition function posterior probabilities. Base pair probabilities are estimated using an estimate similar to the Boltzmann
Probalign
Replication of DNA
backbone. DNA is a complementary, double stranded structure as specific base pairing (adenine and thymine, guanine and cytosine) occurs naturally when hydrogen
DNA_synthesis
Species of virus
transcription. Also, the 72 base-pair repeats are transcriptional enhancers. When the SP1 protein interacts with the 21 base-pair repeats, it binds either
SV40
Redundancy of codons in the genetic code
redundancy of the genetic code, exhibited as the multiplicity of three-base pair codon combinations that specify an amino acid. The degeneracy of the genetic
Codon_degeneracy
DNA repair process
These modifications can affect the ability of the base to hydrogen-bond, resulting in incorrect base-pairing, and, as a consequence, mutations in the DNA.
Base_excision_repair
Congenital high level of melanin in an organism resulting in dark pigment
bearing a 15-base pair inframe deletion. Ten unrelated melanistic jaguars were either homozygous or heterozygous for this allele. A 24-base pair deletion
Melanism
Molecular complex
duplex. Helicase is an enzyme which breaks hydrogen bonds between the base pairs in the middle of the DNA duplex. Its doughnut like structure wraps around
Replisome
Three-dimensional shape of a nucleic acid polymer
(See Figure). G-C and A-U pairs can also form base quadruplex with a combination of Watson-Crick pairing and noncanonical pairing in the minor groove. The
Nucleic acid tertiary structure
Nucleic_acid_tertiary_structure
Region of repetitive nucleotide sequences on chromosomes
linear chromosomes. At the very 3'-end of the telomere there is a 300 base pair overhang which can invade the double-stranded portion of the telomere
Telomere
Hypothetical stage in the early evolutionary history of life on Earth
particularly susceptible to mutations that can replace a GC base pair with a GU (wobble) or AU base pair. RNA is thought to have preceded DNA, because of their
RNA_world
Type of mutation
called an insertion mutation) is the addition of one or more nucleotide base pairs into a DNA sequence. This can often happen in microsatellite regions due
Insertion_(genetics)
Human chromosome
one of the 23 pairs of chromosomes in humans. Chromosome 21 is both the smallest human autosome and chromosome, with 46.7 million base pairs (the building
Chromosome_21
Enzymes that catalyze DNA formation
newly synthesized DNA. When an incorrect base pair is recognized, DNA polymerase moves backwards by one base pair of DNA. The 3'–5' exonuclease activity
DNA_polymerase
Item sequences in computational linguistics
adjacent phonemes extracted from a speech-recording dataset, or adjacent base pairs extracted from a genome. They are collected from a text corpus or speech
N-gram
Removal of an amino group from a molecule
selectively base pairs with cytosine instead of thymine. This results in a post-replicative transition mutation, where the original A-T base pair transforms
Deamination
Type of chemical substance
to the unshared pair of electrons that the bases possess. In the Lewis theory, a base is an electron pair donor which can share a pair of electrons with
Base_(chemistry)
Buffer solution commonly used in biological research
acid–base pair. However the pKa is dependent on ionic strength and temperature, and as it shifts so will the pH of a solution based on that acid–base pair
Phosphate-buffered_saline
Mutation that shifts codon alignment
the importance of the proper reading frame, is accomplished by proper base pairing at the ribosome A site, GTP hydrolysis activity of EF-Tu a form of kinetic
Frameshift_mutation
Public school in Jackson, Mississippi, United States
district. Base Pair-trained high school students are authors on more than five dozen published scientific papers or abstracts. Twenty-five Base Pair graduates
Murrah_High_School
Alteration in the nucleotide sequence of a genome
A base is changed by the repositioning of a hydrogen atom, altering the hydrogen bonding pattern of that base, resulting in incorrect base pairing during
Mutation
pseudoknots, occur when the unpaired nucleotides in one hairpin loop, base pair with the unpaired nucleotides in another hairpin loop. When the hairpin
Kissing_stem-loop
Intramolecular base-pairing pattern in RNA and DNA
nucleic acid secondary structural elements which form via intramolecular base pairing in single-stranded DNA or RNA. They are also referred to as hairpins
Stem-loop
Zinc-fingers bind to triplet base pair sequences, with residue 21 binding to the first base pair, residue 18 binding to the second base pair, and residue 15 binding
GC_box
STS) is a short (200 to 500 base pair) DNA sequence that has a single occurrence in the genome and whose location and base sequence are known. STSs can
Sequence-tagged_site
Bipolar transistor configuration in electronics
labeled "E". As with a Darlington pair, a resistor (e.g., 100 Ω to 1 kΩ) can be connected between Q2's emitter and base to improve its turn-off time (i
Sziklai_pair
Species of bacterium
genitalium strain G37T consists in one circular DNA molecule of 580,070 base pairs. Scott N. Peterson and his team at the University of North Carolina at
Mycoplasma_genitalium
Protein-coding gene in humans
short (p) arm of chromosome 9 open reading frame 72, from base pair 27,546,546 to base pair 27,573,866 (GRCh38). Its cytogenetic location is at 9p21.2
C9orf72
one million (1×106) bases in single-stranded molecules or one million base pairs in duplex molecules such as double-stranded DNA. meiosis A specialized
Glossary of cellular and molecular biology (M–Z)
Glossary_of_cellular_and_molecular_biology_(M–Z)
Human chromosome
Chromosome 20 is one of the 23 pairs of chromosomes in humans. Chromosome 20 spans around 66 million base pairs (the building material of DNA) and represents
Chromosome_20
Japanese novel series
Dirty Pair (Japanese: ダーティペア, Hepburn: Dāti Pea) is a series of Japanese light novels (the first one being a fix-up) written by Haruka Takachiho and illustrated
Dirty_Pair
Biological process
double-stranded form, made up of two complementary strands held together by base pairing of the nucleotides comprising each strand. The two linear strands of
DNA_replication
DNA located in mitochondria
to be sequenced. This sequencing revealed that human mtDNA has 16,569 base pairs and encodes 13 proteins. As in other vertebrates, the human mitochondrial
Mitochondrial_DNA
In DNA sequencing, a read is an inferred sequence of base pairs (or base pair probabilities) corresponding to all or part of a single DNA fragment. A typical
Read_(biology)
Laboratory process
in the DNA. The DNA will bind to the oligonucleotide bead up until one base pair before the SNP, where a single labeled nucleotide will be incorporated
Genotyping
Cytosine-rich quadruplex DNA structure
doubled stranded DNA complexes with cytosine-protonated cytosine (C·C*) base pairs became associated with one another. This formed a complex 4- stranded
I-motif_DNA
Type of base-pair DNA sequence
A protospacer adjacent motif (PAM) is a 2–6-base pair DNA sequence immediately following the DNA sequence targeted by the Cas9 nuclease in the CRISPR
Protospacer_adjacent_motif
Nucleic acid sequence
sequences with about 10–100 base pairs are known as minisatellites, while shorter repeat sequences having mostly 2–4 base pairs are known as microsatellites
Inverted_repeat
DNA molecule containing genetic material of a cell
000 base pairs in the endosymbiotic bacteria Candidatus Hodgkinia cicadicola and Candidatus Tremblaya princeps, to more than 14,000,000 base pairs in the
Chromosome
Chemical compound
base, in the anti-codon of the eubacterial isoleucine-specific tRNA pertaining to the AUA codon is typically changed from a cytidine which would pair
Lysidine_(nucleoside)
Protein-coding gene in humans
located on the long arm (q) of chromosome 15, specifically from base pair 28,000,020 to base pair 28,344,457 on chromosome 15. OCA2 provides instructions for
P_protein
Potential conformation of DNA
increase in the number of base pairs (bp) per turn. This results in a smaller twist angle, and smaller rise per base pair, so that A-DNA is 20-25% shorter
A-DNA
Measurement of genetic variations
one of the most common types of genetic variation. An SNP is a single base pair mutation at a specific locus, usually consisting of two alleles (where
SNP_genotyping
Medical condition
mutational cause of PMDS, is a 27 base-pair deletion of the Anti-Müllerian Type 2 Receptor gene. The 27-base-pair deletion that occurs PMDS is in exon
Persistent Müllerian duct syndrome
Persistent_Müllerian_duct_syndrome
DNA sequence that jumps/transposes within a genome
where 42 have a T base pair in the same position, the consensus sequence would have a T at this position as well, as the base pair is representative of
Transposable_element
Assembly of proteins inside biological cells
complementary base pairing with the template strand. Behind the moving RNA polymerase the two strands of DNA rejoin, so only 12 base pairs of DNA are exposed
Protein_biosynthesis
Bilinear map in mathematics
In mathematics, a pairing is an R-bilinear map from the Cartesian product of two R-modules, where the underlying ring R is commutative. Let R be a commutative
Pairing
Laboratory technique to multiply a DNA sample for study
target). Most PCR methods amplify DNA fragments of between 0.1 and 10 kilo-base pairs (kbp) in length, although some techniques allow for amplification of fragments
Polymerase_chain_reaction
Trading strategy
A pairs trade or pair trading is a market neutral trading strategy enabling traders to profit from virtually any market conditions: uptrend, downtrend
Pairs_trade
Insertion of molecules between DNA
of an appropriate size and chemical nature fit themselves in between base pairs of DNA. These ligands are mostly polycyclic, aromatic, and planar, and
Intercalation_(biochemistry)
Breed of cat
lysophosphatidic acid receptor 6 (LPAR6), was identified to have a 4 base pair deletion. This induces a premature stop codon in the receptor that is
Cornish_Rex
Mammalian protein found in Homo sapiens
the long (q) arm of chromosome 22 at position 12.3, from base pair 34,101,636 to base pair 34,114,748. Heme oxygenase-1 deficiency Heme oxygenase, an
HMOX1
Percentage of guanine and cytosine in DNA or RNA molecules
(U) in RNA. Quantitatively, each GC base pair is held together by three hydrogen bonds, while AT and AU base pairs are held together by two hydrogen bonds
GC-content
BASE PAIR
BASE PAIR
Male
Hawaiian
Hawaiian name BANE means "long-awaited child."
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : from the Middle English personal name Bat(t)e, a pet form of Bartholomew.
Boy/Male
Tamil
Base
Boy/Male
Hindu
Prosperous, Dweller
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Bach 3.Americanized spelling of German or Jewish Basch.Americanized spelling of Slovenian Baš (see Bas 3).
Male
English
Short form of English Basil, BAS means "king" or "basil (the herb)."
Surname or Lastname
English (East Midlands)
English (East Midlands) : variant of Bayes.
Male
Hindi/Indian
Variant form of Hindi Vasu, BASU means "dweller."
Boy/Male
Indian
Base
Female
English
English pet form of Greek Barbara, BABE means "foreign; strange." Compare with masculine Babe.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Anglo-Norman French cas(s)e ‘case’, ‘container’ (from Latin capsa), hence a metonymic occupational name for a maker of boxes or chests.Americanized spelling of French Caisse.Americanized spelling of Kaas.Americanized spelling of German Käse, a metonymic occupational name for a maker or seller of cheese. Compare Kaeser.
Boy/Male
Muslim
Smiling
Surname or Lastname
German
German : nickname for a swift runner or a timorous person, from Middle High German, Middle Low German hase ‘hare’.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : ornamental name from German Hase ‘hare’.English : from a Middle English nickname, Hase, from Old English hÄs ‘harsh, raucous, or hoarse voice’.Japanese : usually written with characters meaning ‘long valley’; habitational name from a place in Yamato (now Nara prefecture). Listed in the Shinsen shÅjiroku. Some bearers are descended from the Taira clan; they are found mainly in eastern Japan. Also pronounced Nagaya and Nagatani; the original pronunciation was Hatsuse, meaning ‘beginning of the strait’.
Female
Egyptian
, Child of Bast.
Surname or Lastname
English and Dutch
English and Dutch : variant spelling of Bay.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Old French bas(se) ‘low’, ‘short’ (Latin bassus ‘thickset’; see Basso), either a descriptive nickname for a short person or a status name meaning ‘of humble origin’, not necessarily with derogatory connotations.English : in some instances, from Middle English bace ‘bass’ (the fish), hence a nickname for a person supposedly resembling this fish, or a metonymic occupational name for a fish seller or fisherman.Scottish : habitational name from a place in Aberdeenshire, of uncertain origin.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : metonymic occupational name for a maker or player of bass viols, from Polish, Ukrainian, and Yiddish bas ‘bass viol’.German : see Basse.
Surname or Lastname
French and Swiss (French part)
French and Swiss (French part) : metonymic occupational name for a baker, from Old French bise ‘large round loaf’.English and Scottish : perhaps a variant of Biss. Compare Beese, Bice, Buys, Buys.
Boy/Male
Muslim
Eye-sight, Wisdom, Sight
Female
Yiddish
(בַ×ש×ֶע) Variant spelling of Yiddish Basha, BASHE means "daughter of God."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : probably from a Middle English survival of the Old English personal name Bad(d)a, which is of uncertain origin, perhaps a short form of the various compound names with the first element beadu ‘battle’.North German : from a short form of a Germanic personal name composed with badu ‘strife’, ‘battle’.North German : occupational name from Middle Low German bade ‘messenger’.
BASE PAIR
BASE PAIR
Boy/Male
Celtic Welsh
Name of a king.
Girl/Female
Australian, Greek
The Mythological Mother of Perseus by Zeus; Form of Danae
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
One who has Nothing to Swallow
Male
English
English surname transferred to forename use, BRITTON means "from Britain."
Boy/Male
Hindu
Good bliss
Boy/Male
Tamil
Kusumit | கà¯à®¸à¯à®®à®¿à®¤
A flower blooming
Male
Greek
(ὙμÎν) Short form of Greek Hymenaios, HYMÊN means "bridal song" or "wedding song."
Boy/Male
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Reciting God's Name
Male
German
 German and Jewish name, WOLF means "wolf." Compare with another form of Wolf.
Boy/Male
Irish
The name of one of the twelve apostles, it is the Irish form of the Hebrew name Bartholemew “â€Son of Talmai.â€â€ Bartley is also a derivation of the name Parthalon who was the leader of the first people to occupy Ireland after the Biblical flood, about 2,800 BC, and who, according to legend, brought agriculture to their new homeland. As such it is not really an Irish name although it was in relatively common usage in times past, particularly in the west of Ireland. The present Prime Minister of Ireland is Batholomew Ahern, although he is more commonly known as “â€Bertie.â€â€
BASE PAIR
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BASE PAIR
a.
Morally low. Hence: Low-minded; unworthy; without dignity of sentiment; ignoble; mean; illiberal; menial; as, a base fellow; base motives; base occupations.
a.
Having a base, or having as a base; supported; as, broad-based.
a.
To abase; to let, or cast, down; to lower.
a.
Not held by honorable service; as, a base estate, one held by services not honorable; held by villenage. Such a tenure is called base, or low, and the tenant, a base tenant.
n.
A low, or deep, sound. (Mus.) (a) The lowest part; the deepest male voice. (b) One who sings, or the instrument which plays, base.
n.
The number from which a mathematical table is constructed; as, the base of a system of logarithms.
pl.
of Bass
n., a., & v.
See Base.
a.
Alloyed with inferior metal; debased; as, base coin; base bullion.
imp. & p. p.
of Base
n.
A rustic play; -- called also prisoner's base, prison base, or bars.
n.
To put on a base or basis; to lay the foundation of; to found, as an argument or conclusion; -- used with on or upon.
n.
A box, sheath, or covering; as, a case for holding goods; a case for spectacles; the case of a watch; the case (capsule) of a cartridge; a case (cover) for a book.
a.
Of little, or less than the usual, height; of low growth; as, base shrubs.
a.
Deep or grave in sound; as, the base tone of a violin.
n.
Same as Prison base.
n.
The bottom of anything, considered as its support, or that on which something rests for support; the foundation; as, the base of a statue.
n.
Species of Serranus, the sea bass and rock bass. See Sea bass.