Found 3 items, similar to foundation.
English → Indonesian (quick)
Definition: foundation
alas, asas, dasar, fondamen, pembangunan, pondasi, yayasan
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: foundation
foundation
n 1: the basis on which something is grounded;
“there is little
foundation for his objections”
2: an institution supported by an endowment
3: the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or
developed or calculated or explained;
“the whole argument
rested on a basis of conjecture” [syn:
basis,
base,
fundament,
groundwork,
cornerstone]
4: lowest support of a structure;
“it was built on a base of
solid rock”;
“he stood at the foot of the tower” [syn:
base,
fundament,
foot,
groundwork,
substructure,
understructure]
5: education or instruction in the fundamentals of a field of
knowledge;
“he lacks the foundation necessary for advanced
study”;
“a good grounding in mathematics” [syn:
grounding]
6: a woman's undergarment worn to give shape to the contours of
the body [syn:
foundation garment]
7: the act of starting something for the first time;
introducing something new;
“she looked forward to her
initiation as an adult”;
“the foundation of a new
scientific society”;
“he regards the fork as a modern
introduction” [syn:
initiation,
founding,
institution,
origination,
creation,
innovation,
introduction,
instauration]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Foundation
Foundation
\Foun*da"tion\, n. [F. fondation, L. fundatio. See
Found to establish.]
1. The act of founding, fixing, establishing, or beginning to
erect.
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2. That upon which anything is founded; that on which
anything stands, and by which it is supported; the lowest
and supporting layer of a superstructure; groundwork;
basis.
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Behold, I lay in Zion, for a foundation, a stone . .
. a precious corner stone, a sure foundation. --Is.
xxviii. 16.
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The foundation of a free common wealth. --Motley.
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3. (Arch.) The lowest and supporting part or member of a
wall, including the base course (see
Base course
(a), under
Base, n.) and footing courses; in a frame
house, the whole substructure of masonry.
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4. A donation or legacy appropriated to support a charitable
institution, and constituting a permanent fund; endowment.
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He was entered on the foundation of Westminster.
--Macaulay.
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5. That which is founded, or established by endowment; an
endowed institution or charity; as, the Ford Foundation.
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Against the canon laws of our foundation. --Milton.
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Foundation course. See
Base course, under
Base, n.
Foundation muslin, an open-worked gummed fabric used for
stiffening dresses, bonnets, etc.
Foundation school, in England, an endowed school.
To be on a foundation, to be entitled to a support from the
proceeds of an endowment, as a scholar or a fellow of a
college.
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