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Basal or basilar is a term meaning base, bottom, or minimum.
Science
edit- Basal (anatomy), an anatomical term of location for features associated with the base of an organism or structure
- Basal (medicine), a minimal level that is necessary for health or life, such as a minimum insulin dose
- Basal (phylogenetics), a relative position in a phylogenetic tree closer to the root
Places
edit- Basal, Hungary, a village in Hungary
- Basal, Pakistan, a village in the Attock District
Other
edit- Basal plate (disambiguation)
- Basal sliding, the act of a glacier sliding over the bed before it due to meltwater increasing the water pressure underneath the glacier causing it to be lifted from its bed
- Basal conglomerate, see conglomerate (geology)