Look up: foundation

1. foundation
   [Noun] The beginning of an organisation or service.
   Example: The NHS has offered free health care since its foundation after World War II.
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2. foundation
   [n] - the basis on which something is grounded 2. [n] - an institution supported by an endowment 3. [n] - education or instruction in the fundamentals of a field of knowledge 4. [n] - lowest support of a structure
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3. Foundation
   (Type of School) At foundation schools the governing body is the employer and the admissions authority. The school's land and buildings are either owned by the governing body or by a charitable foundation.
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4. Foundation
   The supporting portion of a structure below the first floor construction.
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5. Foundation
   The supporting portion of a structure below the first floor construction
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6. Foundation
   That part of the structure that transmits building loads below ground level (concrete block, pile strip foundation).
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7. foundation
   a body administering funds provided for social or philanthropic purposes Category: Commerce - movement of goods • a structure set in the ground provided as the base of a tower and to fix it in the ground Category: Building industry • the supporting part of a wall or structure...
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8. Foundation
   The supporting portion of a structure below the first floor construction, or below grade, including the footings.
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9. Foundation
   Foun·da'tion noun [ French fondation , Latin fundatio . See Found to establish.] 1. The act of founding, fixing, establishing, or beginning to erect. 2. That upon which anything is founded; that on which anything s...
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10. foundation
    A base; a supporting structure. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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11. foundation
    base 1 fundament noun lowest support of a structure; `it was built on a base of solid rock`; `he stood at the foot of the tower`
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12. foundation
    noun an institution supported by an endowment
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13. foundation
    noun education or instruction in the fundamentals of a field of knowledge; `he lacks the foundation necessary for advanced study`; `a good grounding in mathematics`
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14. Foundation
    • (n.) 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. • (n.) The act of founding, fixing, establishing, or beginning to erect. • (n.) A donation or legacy appropr...
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15. foundation
    (from the article `business organization`) ...as American mutual funds; the Massachusetts business trust (now little used but providing a means of limiting the liability of participants in a ...
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16. foundation
    (from the article `bridge`) ...undergoes horizontal compression on the top. At the same time, the bottom of the beam is subjected to horizontal tension. The supports carry the ... ...spacing of the two chords at the support, yet structurally the towers serve no purpose; the lower chord of the arch is actually hinged at the ... All fo...
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17. foundation
    (from the article `cosmetic`) The classic foundation is vanishing cream, which is essentially an oil-in-water emulsion that contains about 15 percent stearic acid (a solid fatty ...
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18. Foundation
    - The supporting portion of a structure below the first floor construction, or below grade, including the footings.
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19. foundation
    
    • the basis on which something is grounded
    • an institution supported by an endowment
    • the fundamental assumptions underlying an explanation
    • lowest support of a structure
    • a woman's undergarment worn to give shape to the contours of the body
    • starting something for the first time
    
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20. Foundation
    The substructure which supports a building or other structure.
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21. foundation
    The soil, subsoil or rock upon which a structure is supported
    Found on http://oak.arch.utas.edu.au/glossary/vie
    
    
22. foundation
    a structure set in the ground, to which the base of a support is attached to provide the necessary anchorage to withstand all applied loads
    Found on http://www.electropedia.org/iev/iev.nsf/
    
    
23. foundation
    foundation, institution through which private wealth is contributed and distributed for public purpose. Foundations have existed since Greek and Roman times, when they honored deities. During the Middle Ages in Europe the church had many foundations, and in the Arab lands the waqf, or pious endowmen...
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24. foundation
    Type: Term Pronunciation: fown-dā′shŭn Definitions: 1. A base; a supporting structure.
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25. Foundation
    a thin sheet either of plastic or beeswax, with the cell bases of worker cells embossed on both sides in the way as they are produced naturally by honeybees. Foundation is placed within a wooden frame before installing in the hive. If the foundation is plastic, it is normally sprayed with beeswax,...
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