basal

basal

Situado en la parte inferior de un ser vivo o una estructura, o cerca de ella.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Expresiones frecuentes: basal leaves, basal layer, basal cells

basal

Que corresponde al nivel mínimo necesario para mantener vivo y sano a un ser vivo.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Sinónimos: minimum, maintenance

Expresiones frecuentes: basal metabolic rate, basal requirements, basal diet

básico, fundamental

Básico o que sirve como punto de partida para desarrollar otra cosa.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Sinónimos: basic, fundamental, elementary

Expresiones frecuentes: basal principle, basal idea

basal

Que pertenece a un grupo que se separó pronto de otros grupos con el mismo origen.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Sinónimos: early-diverging

Expresiones frecuentes: basal lineage, basal group, basal branch

base, mínimo

La base, la parte inferior o el nivel más bajo de algo.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Sinónimos: base, bottom, minimum

Expresiones frecuentes: measured basal, the basal

estructura basal

Parte o estructura situada en la base de algo.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Sinónimos: basal part

Expresiones frecuentes: skeletal basal, small basal