noun |
1. |
basic - (usually plural) a necessary commodity for which demand is constant |
|
|
staple |
|
|
commodity,
trade good,
good articles of commerce
|
|
|
plural,
plural form the form of a word that is used to denote more than one
|
2. |
BASIC - a popular programming language that is relatively easy to learn; an acronym for beginner's all-purpose symbolic instruction code; no longer in general use |
|
|
programing language,
programming language (computer science) a language designed for programming computers
|
adjective |
1. |
basic - pertaining to or constituting a base or basis; "a basic fact"; "the basic ingredients"; "basic changes in public opinion occur because of changes in priorities" |
|
|
incident,
incidental falling or striking of light rays on something; "incident light"
|
|
|
basal,
base of primary importance
|
|
|
elemental,
elementary,
primary relating to or being an element; "elemental sulphur"
|
|
|
fundamental,
rudimentary,
underlying being or involving basic facts or principles; "the fundamental laws of the universe"; "a fundamental incomatibility between them"; "these rudimentary truths"; "underlying principles"
|
|
|
grassroots of or involving the common people as constituting a fundamental political and economic group; "a grassroots movement for nuclear disarmament"
|
|
|
radical especially of leaves; located at the base of a plant or stem; especially arising directly from the root or rootstock or a root-like stem; "basal placentation"; "radical leaves"
|
2. |
basic - of or denoting or of the nature of or containing a base |
|
|
alkalic,
alkaline relating to or containing an alkali; having a pH greater than 7; "alkaline soils derived from chalk or limestone"
|
|
|
chemical science,
chemistry the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions
|
3. |
basic - serving as a base or starting point; "a basic course in Russian"; "basic training for raw recruits"; "a set of basic tools"; "an introductory art course" |
|
|
introductory |
|
|
first ranking above all others; "was first in her class"; "the foremost figure among marine artists"; "the top graduate"
|
4. |
basic - reduced to the simplest and most significant form possible without loss of generality; "a basic story line"; "a canonical syllable pattern" |
|
|
canonic,
canonical |
|
|
standard commonly used or supplied; "standard procedure"; "standard car equipment"
|