Basal

Basal or basilar is a term meaning base, bottom, or minimum.

Science

 * Basal (anatomy), an anatomical term of location for features associated with the base of an organism or structure
 * Basal (medicine), a minimal level that is necessary for health or life, such as a minimum insulin dose
 * Basal (phylogenetics), a relative position in a phylogenetic tree closer to the root

Places

 * Basal, Hungary, a village in Hungary
 * Basal, Pakistan, a village in the Attock District

Other

 * Basal plate (disambiguation)
 * Basal sliding, the act of a glacier sliding over the bed before it due to meltwater increasing the water pressure underneath the glacier causing it to be lifted from its bed
 * Basal conglomerate, see conglomerate (geology)