Basic
English Meaning
Relating to a base; performing the office of a base in a salt.
- Of, relating to, or forming a base; fundamental: "Basic changes in public opinion often occur because of shifts in concerns and priorities” ( Atlantic).
- Of, being, or serving as a starting point or basis: a basic course in Russian; a set of basic woodworking tools.
- Chemistry Of or relating to a base.
- Chemistry Containing a base, especially in excess of acid.
- Chemistry Alkaline.
- Geology Containing little silica, as igneous rocks.
- An essential, fundamental element or entity: the basics of math.
- Basic training.
