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basement
1. Highly folded, metamorphic or plutonic rocks, often unconformably (see UNCONFORMITY) overlain by relatively undeformed sedimentary beds (or cover). In this sense, basement is often, though not necessarily, Precambrian. 2. The crust below rocks of interest. In this sense, to a petroleum geologist ‘basement’ means non-prospective rocks which lie below prospective strata. |
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AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "basement." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "basement." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O13-basement.html AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "basement." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O13-basement.html |
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basement.
1. Lower part of the walls of a building, especially if distinguished by an architectural treatment, such as rustication or battering, as in Palladian compositions. 2. Storey behind the wall described above, above the ground or wholly or partly underneath it, supporting the principal storey. |
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JAMES STEVENS CURL. "basement." A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JAMES STEVENS CURL. "basement." A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O1-basement.html JAMES STEVENS CURL. "basement." A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. 2000. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O1-basement.html |
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base·ment / ˈbāsmənt/ • n. the floor of a building partly or entirely below ground level. ∎ Geol. the oldest formation of rocks underlying a particular area. |
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"basement." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "basement." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-basement.html "basement." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-basement.html |
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basement
basement XVIII. prob. — Du. †basement foundation, in WFlem. bazement, perh. — It. basamento base of a column, etc.; see -MENT and Cf. (O)F. soubassement.
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T. F. HOAD. "basement." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "basement." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-basement.html T. F. HOAD. "basement." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-basement.html |
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