subbase

The lowest projecting part of a baseboard, a pedestal or a similar construct.

Noun

  1. The lowest projecting part of a baseboard, a pedestal or a similar construct.
  2. The lowest course in typical road, driveway, path or sports court construction, above which is the base course, and finally the surface course.
  3. A certain subcollection of a topological space

Origin

From sub- + base.

Forms

subbases

Antonyms

surbase

Hypernyms

base