basal disk

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noun Anatomy.

the flattened basal surface by which coelenterate polyps attach to the substrate.

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Also called pedal disk.

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The direction of polarization for a quasar is determined by the accretion disk surrounding it.
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Which is lucky: we can see the gaps in the disk more clearly than if the disk were at a steeper angle.
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It makes out of the savage raw material which is our basal mental stuff, a citizen.
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The disk of light disappeared, and the alert constable could be heard moving along the corridor to inspect the other offices.
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The disk of the upper wings is rather blacker than the rest.
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For a few moments - 167 -the sun bathes the great garden in a pinkish glow, then drops slowly, a blood-red disk, behind the trees.
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