basal

basal

Situé tout en bas d’un être vivant ou d’une structure, ou près de cette partie.

En anglais simple : At or near the bottom of a living thing or a structure.

• The plant has broad basal leaves.
• Damage affected the basal layer of skin.
• New shoots appeared near the basal part of the stem.

Expressions courantes : basal leaves, basal layer, basal cells

basal

Qui correspond au niveau le plus bas nécessaire pour maintenir un être vivant en vie et en bonne santé.

En anglais simple : At the lowest level needed to keep a living thing alive and healthy.

• The study measured basal energy needs.
• Her basal metabolic rate was higher than expected.
• The animals received a basal diet throughout the experiment.

Synonymes : minimum, maintenance

Expressions courantes : basal metabolic rate, basal requirements, basal diet

fondamental, élémentaire

Qui constitue la base ou le point de départ sur lequel autre chose se construit.

En anglais simple : Basic, or forming the starting point on which something else is built.

• This is the basal principle of the theory.
• The argument rests on a few basal ideas.
• Students must first understand the system's basal assumptions.

Synonymes : basic, fundamental, elementary

Expressions courantes : basal principle, basal idea

basal

Qui appartient à un groupe séparé tôt d’autres groupes ayant la même origine.

En anglais simple : Belonging to a group that separated early from other groups sharing the same origin.

• This species belongs to a basal lineage.
• The diagram shows a basal branch of the family.
• Researchers compared basal groups with those that separated later.

Synonymes : early-diverging

Expressions courantes : basal lineage, basal group, basal branch

base, minimum

La base, la partie inférieure ou le niveau le plus bas de quelque chose.

En anglais simple : A base, bottom part, or lowest level.

• The diagram marks the basal at the bottom.
• Record the basal before measuring the increase.
• The measured basal serves as our reference value.

Synonymes : base, bottom, minimum

Expressions courantes : measured basal, the basal

élément basal

Partie ou structure située à la base de quelque chose.

En anglais simple : A part or structure found at the base of something.

• A small basal supports the structure.
• The fossil preserves several basals.
• Each basal is attached to a larger skeletal plate.

Synonymes : basal part

Expressions courantes : skeletal basal, small basal