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basamento

base

noun bah-zah-MEN-toh Rare

Origin: From basare (to base), from base (base), from Latin basis, from Greek basis.

Also means

pedestal

Usage Note

Basamento is masculine: il basamento, i basamenti. It refers to the structural base or plinth of a building, column, or statue — more architectural than base alone. In engineering it can mean a machine bed or foundation platform.

Examples

"Il basamento della colonna è in marmo bianco."

Natural Translation

The base of the column is in white marble.

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