Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In geology, the ideal level surface with reference to which the erosive action of a stream is carried on; also, but less generally, the slope at which the erosive action of a stream practically ceases.
- noun The level of the bottom plane of an engine or machinery; the level at which the bottom of the base is set.
- noun In geology, the level at which the erosive action of a stream, in a given area, ceases.
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Examples
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There is commoditization pressure, especially for the base-level hypervisor, which is being given away for free by rivals.
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That $32K which an incentivized base-level Volt may actually cost, is right smack dab in the middle of the biggest part of the marketplace, where Taurus and Camry and Accord are located.
Steve Parker: GM Sets Volt Price While Toyota Delays US-Built Prius 2010
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Recommend improvement to base-level programming upon completion of phase ten.
Plug In 2010
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Sometimes my worst writers improve too, though they rarely, if ever, approach base-level competence.
In the Basement of the Ivory Tower Professor X 2008
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Sometimes my worst writers improve too, though they rarely, if ever, approach base-level competence.
In the Basement of the Ivory Tower Professor X 2008
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That $32K which an incentivized base-level Volt may actually cost, is right smack dab in the middle of the biggest part of the marketplace, where Taurus and Camry and Accord are located.
Steve Parker: GM Sets Volt Price While Toyota Delays US-Built Prius 2010
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Sometimes my worst writers improve too, though they rarely, if ever, approach base-level competence.
In the Basement of the Ivory Tower Professor X 2008
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Other than that, we found little to complain about Lenovo's base-level offering, which comes complete with XP pre-installed, not on a disc you have to use to downgrade yourself.
Wired Top Stories 2009
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For now it comes in three flavors, all powered by a 4. 8-liter V-8 engine: a base-level rear-wheel-drive S model ($89,800) has 400 hp; a 4S four-wheel-drive edition ($93,800) also has 400 hp; and a Turbo model ($132,600) produces a thrilling 500 hp.
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And that ‘ideology’ is a rather dignified name to give to the sort of base-level malice evinced in toddlers when they decide to start hitting their siblings with a plastic hammer.
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