I'm keeping a record of basal body temperature.
Source: tatoeba (20652)
Basal
/[ˈbeɪzəɫ]/
Synonyms for "basal" (121 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (25)
Adjective(13 words)
baseanimalistic energybasal metabolismbase facingbase-basedbase-focusedbase-ten lessonbaselinebasic educationbasic life formbasic skillbasilarybottom surface
Noun(5 words)
base formsbase sherdbase the databasic physics coursebottom surface concept
Adjective(1 words)
Strong matches (36)
Verb(1 words)
Noun(7 words)
Adjective(15 words)
core learning importanceeducational foundationelectrical engineering basicselementalelementaryelementary science kitfoundationalfoundational academic subjectfoundational anatomy conceptfoundational chemistryfoundational pedagogical conceptfoundational skillsfoundational taskfoundational theoriesfundamental
Related words (60)
Noun(14 words)
Adjective(14 words)
instinctual lifeintrinsiclower tierminimum reading abilityphysiological tearingprimaryprimitive societyproximalradicalradical idearestingsimple calculationstopsoillikeunderlying
Determiner(1 words)
more bottom-surface
Adjective(1 words)
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
6 entriesanatomical descriptorbase conceptbiological descriptorfoundational conceptphysiological termspatial orientation term
More specific
10 entriesbasal budbasal energy expenditurebasal gangliabasal layerbasal leafbasal metabolic ratebasal planebasal respirationbasal shootbasal surface
Collocations
6 entriesbasal cellbasal gangliabasal layerbasal metabolic ratebasal rosettebasal surface
Inflections
2 entriesmore basalmost basal
Derivations
3 entriessimilar
1 entriesSample sentences
8 total sentences available.
This is the basal idea.
Source: wiktionary
The organism needs more energy on basal maintenance.
Source: wiktionary
A basal reader is a kind of book that is used to teach reading.
Source: wiktionary
Showing 4 of 8 available sentences.