basement

base·ment  (bsmnt)

n.

1. The substructure or foundation of a building.

2. The lowest habitable story of a building, usually below ground level.

3. Geology A complex of undifferentiated igneous and metamorphic rocks underlying sedimentary strata.

4. Slang The last place or lowest level, as in competitive standings.

5. Chiefly New England A public toilet, especially one in a school.

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[Probably base + -ment (perhaps influenced by French soubassement, subfoundation).]

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basement [ˈbeɪsmənt]

n

1. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture)

a.  a partly or wholly underground storey of a building, esp the one immediately below the main floor Compare cellar

b.  (as modifier) a basement flat

2. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) the foundation or substructure of a wall or building

3. (Earth Sciences / Geological Science) Geology a part of the earth's crust formed of hard igneous or metamorphic rock that lies beneath the cover of soft sedimentary rock, sediment, and soil

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	basement - the lowermost portion of a structure partly or wholly below ground level; often used for storage cellar cellarage - a storage area in a cellar storey, floor, story, level - a structure consisting of a room or set of rooms at a single position along a vertical scale; "what level is the office on?"
	2.	basement - the ground floor facade or interior in Renaissance architecture support - supporting structure that holds up or provides a foundation; "the statue stood on a marble support"

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basement

noun cellar, crypt, lower ground floor (Brit.), vault, underground room They live in a basement in North London.

Translations

basement [ˈbeɪsmənt]

A. N → sótano m

B. CPD basement flat (Brit) basement apartment (US) N → (apartamento m or (LAm) departamento m de) sótano m

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basement [ˈbeɪsmənt]

n [house] → cave f

modif [room, club] → en sous-sol
basement flat (British) n → appartement m en sous-sol
base metal n (= non-precious metal) → métal m de base
base rate n (FINANCE) → taux m de base

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basement

n

(in building) → Untergeschoss nt, → Untergeschoß nt (Aus), → Souterrain nt; (in house also) → Keller m, → Kellergeschoss nt, → Kellergeschoß nt (Aus); basement flat (Brit) or apartment → Souterrainwohnung f

(Archit, = foundations) → Fundament nt

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basement [ˈbeɪsmənt] n (of house) → seminterrato; (of shop) → scantinato

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basement [ˈbeɪsmənt] n (of house) → seminterrato; (of shop) → scantinato

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basement

n basement [ˈbeismənt]

the lowest floor of a building, usually below ground level She lives in a basement; (also adjective ) a basement flat. ondergrondse verdieping الدّور التَّحْتاني من البنايَه сутерен suterén(ní) kælder; kælder- das Kellergeschoß;der Keller υπόγειο sótano keldrikorrus زیرزمین kellari sous-sol מַרתֵף तहखाना podrum alagsor ruang bawah tanah kjallari seminterrato 地下室 지하실 rūsys, pusrūsis []pagraba stāvs; puspagrabs; []pagraba- bawah tanah souterrain kjeller, underetasje suterena cave subsol подвал; (полу)подвальный suterén; suterénový klet; kleten podrum källare ห้องใต้ดิน bodrum katı 地下室 підвальне приміщення تہہ خانہ tầng hầm 地下室

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basement → بدروم suterén kælder Kellergeschoss υπόγειο sótano kellari sous-sol podrum seminterrato 地階 지하실 kelder kjeller suterena porão фундамент källare ห้องใต้ดิน bodrum tầng hầm 地下室