English-Finnish translations for basal

• basaali
• basaalinen

Definition of basal

• Basic, elementary; relating to, or forming, the base, or point of origin
• Associated with the base of an organism or structure
• Of a minimal level that is necessary for maintaining the health or life of an organism
• In a phylogenetic tree, being a group, or member of a group, which diverged earlier. The earliest clade to branch in a larger clade
• base, bottom, minimum

Examples

• This is the basal idea
• The organism needs more energy on basal maintenance
• A basal reader is a kind of book that is used to teach reading
• In the spring, basal leaves emerge from a stout taproot
• a basal diet
• Hittite is a basal Indo-European language
• A magnolia is a basal angiosperm

Related words

• basalt
• basaltic
• apicobasal
• metabasalt
• basal-cell
• basal cell carcinoma
• basal lamina
• basal metabolic rate
• basal body