Definitions for: Basement

[n] the lowermost portion of a structure partly or wholly below ground level; often used for storage
[n] the ground floor facade or interior in Renaissance architecture

Webster (1913) Definition: Base"ment, n. [F. soubassement. Of uncertain origin.
Cf. Base, a., Bastion.] (Arch.)
The outer wall of the ground story of a building, or of a
part of that story, when treated as a distinct substructure.
( See Base, n., 3
(a) .) Hence: The rooms of a ground floor, collectively.

Basement membrane (Anat.), a delicate membrane composed of
a single layer of flat cells, forming the substratum upon
which, in many organs, the epithelioid cells are disposed.

Synonyms: cellar

See Also: cellarage, floor, level, storey, story, support

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