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[ adjective ] being derived from; usually followed by "on" or "upon"
Examples : "a film based on a best-selling novel" Used in print (Raymond C. Binder et al., editors, Proceedings...)The experimental arrangement as described below is based on the geometry of free_burning arcs . (Jay C. Harris and John R. Van Wazer, "Detergent...)These widely advertised products , which are used primarily for washing clothes , are based on high-sudsing , synthetic organic actives ( sodium alkylbenzenesulfonates ) and contain up_to 50 % by weight of sodium_tripolyphosphate or a mixture of sodium_tripolyphosphate and tetrasodium_pyrophosphate . In the household market , there are also low-sudsing detergent formulations based on nonionic actives with about the same amount of phosphate builder ; light-duty synthetic detergents with much less builder ; and the dwindling built soap_powders as_well_as soap_flakes and granules , none of which are now nationally advertised . (J. F. Vedder, "Micrometeorites", in Francis S. J...)Being based on so few events , these results are of dubious validity . The flux values are for all particles with masses greater than the given mass and are based on an estimate of the numbers of visual meteors . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] having a base
Examples "firmly based ice" Used in print (Douglas Ashford, "Elections in Morocco: Progress...)As the more conservative group with strong backing from wealthy businessmen , the U.M.C.I.A. was generally favored against the more progressive , labor based U.N.F.P. The newer party campaigned heavily , while the older , more confident party expected the Moroccan merchants and small_businessmen to support them as they had done for many years . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] having a basis; often used as combining terms
Synonyms Examples "a soundly based argument" "well-founded suspicions" Used in print (John R. Sargent, "Where To Aim Your Planning for Bigger...)Based on our experience with clients , we see 14 major problems which fall_into three broad groups - the market_place itself , marketing methods , and marketing management . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] having a base of operations
Examples "a company based in Atlanta" Used in print (Public Papers of the Presidents of the U.S. D. D....)The first capability is represented by a combination of manned bombers , carrier based aircraft , and intercontinental and intermediate range missiles . Related terms |
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