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English-Thai Dictionary

foundation

N การ ก่อตั้ง การ สถาปนา kan-kor-tang

foundation

N พื้นฐาน (ของ ความคิด หรือ ทฤษฎี puan-tan

foundation

N รากฐาน (ของ สิ่งก่อสร้าง base basement lak-tan

foundation

N สถาบัน (ที่ ก่อ ตั้งขึ้น มาจาก กองทุน มูลนิธิ องค์กร องค์การ สมาคม sa-ta-ban

foundation

N แป้ง รองพื้น ก่อน แต่งหน้า (เครื่องสำอาง paeng-rong-puen-kon-taeng-na

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

FOUNDATION

n.[L. fundatio, fundo. ] 1. The basis of an edifice; that part of a building which lies on the ground; usually a wall of stone which supports the edifice.
2. The act of fixing the basis.
3. The basis or ground work, or any thing; that on which any thing stands, and by which it is supported. A free government has its foundation in the choice and consent of the people to be governed. Christ is the foundation of the church.
Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation, a stone - a precious cornerstone. Isaiah 28:16.
Other foundation can no man lay than that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ. 1 Corinthians 3:11.
4. Original; rise; as the foundation of the world.
5. Endowment; a donation or legacy appropriated to support an institution, and constituting a permanent fund, usually for a charitable purpose.
6. Establishment; settlement.

FOUNDATIONLESS

a.Having no foundation.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

FOUNDATION

Foun *da "tion, n. Etym: [F. fondation, L. 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 stands, and by which it is supported; the lowest and supporting layer of a superstructure; groundwork; basis. Behold, I lay in Zion, for a foundation, a stone. .. a precious corner stone, a sure foundation. Is. xxviii. 16. The foundation of a free common wealth. Motley.

3. (Arch. )

Defn: The lowest and supporting part or member of a wall, including the base course (see Base course (a ), under Base, n.) and footing courses; in a frame house, the whole substructure of masonry.

4. A donation or legacy appropriated to support a charitable institution, and constituting a permanent fund; endowment. He was entered on the foundation of Westminster. Macaulay.

5. That which is founded, or established by endowment; an endowed institution or charity. Against the canon laws of our foundation. Milton. Foundation course. See Base course, under Base, n. -- Foundation muslin, an open-worked gummed fabric used for stiffening dresses, bonnets, etc. -- Foundation school, in England, an endowed school. -- To be on a foundation, to be entitled to a support from the proceeds of an endowment, as a scholar or a fellow of a college.

FOUNDATIONER

FOUNDATIONER Foun *da "tion *er, n.

Defn: One who derives support from the funds or foundation of a college or school. [Eng. ]

FOUNDATIONLESS

FOUNDATIONLESS Foun *da "tion *less, a.

Defn: Having no foundation.

New American Oxford Dictionary

foundation

foun da tion |founˈdāSHən faʊnˈdeɪʃən | ▶noun 1 (often foundations ) the lowest load-bearing part of a building, typically below ground level. • a body or ground on which other parts rest or are overlaid: he starts playing melody lines on the bass instead of laying the foundation down. • (also foundation garment ) a woman's supporting undergarment, such as a girdle. • a cream or powder used as a base to even out facial skin tone before applying other cosmetics. 2 an underlying basis or principle for something: specific learning skills as a foundation for other subjects. • [ often with negative ] justification or reason: distorted and misleading accusations with no foundation. 3 the action of establishing an institution or organization on a permanent basis, esp. with an endowment. • an institution established with an endowment, for example a college or a body devoted to financing research or charity. DERIVATIVES foun da tion al |-SHənl |adjective ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French fondation, from Latin fundatio (n- ), from fundare ‘to lay a base for ’ (see found 2 ).

foundation course

foun |da ¦tion course ▶noun Brit. a course taken at some colleges and universities, either in a wide range of subjects or in one subject at a basic level, preparing students for more advanced study.

foundation stone

foun da tion stone |faʊnˈdeɪʃən ˌstoʊn | ▶noun a stone laid at a ceremony to celebrate the beginning of construction of a building. • a basic or essential element of something.

foundation subjects

foun |da ¦tion sub |jects ▶plural noun Brit. the subjects which form the basis of the National Curriculum, including (or loosely, those other than ) the compulsory core subjects.

Oxford Dictionary

foundation

foun |da ¦tion |faʊnˈdeɪʃ (ə )n | ▶noun 1 (often foundations ) the lowest load-bearing part of a building, typically below ground level. • [ mass noun ] a cream or powder used as a base to even out facial skin tone before applying other cosmetics. 2 an underlying basis or principle: this study provides a foundation for for further research. physics, the foundation of all the sciences. he starts playing melody lines on the bass instead of laying the foundation down. • [ mass noun ] [ often with negative ] justification or reason: misleading accusations with no foundation. 3 [ mass noun ] the action of establishing an institution or organization. • [ count noun ] an institution established with an endowment, for example a research body or charity. DERIVATIVES foundational adjective ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French fondation, from Latin fundatio (n- ), from fundare ‘to lay a base for ’ (see found 2 ).

foundation course

foun |da ¦tion course ▶noun Brit. a course taken at some colleges and universities, either in a wide range of subjects or in one subject at a basic level, preparing students for more advanced study.

foundation garment

foun |da ¦tion gar |ment ▶noun a woman's supportive undergarment, such as a corset.

foundation stone

foun |da ¦tion stone ▶noun a stone laid at a ceremony to celebrate the beginning of construction of a building. • a basic or essential element of something: family life is one of the foundation stones of a good society.

foundation subjects

foun |da ¦tion sub |jects ▶plural noun Brit. the subjects which form the basis of the National Curriculum, including (or loosely, those other than ) the compulsory core subjects.

American Oxford Thesaurus

foundation

foundation noun 1 the foundations of a building: footing, foot, base, substructure, infrastructure, underpinning; bottom, bedrock, substratum. 2 the report has a scientific foundation: basis, starting point, base, point of departure, beginning, premise; principles, fundamentals, rudiments; cornerstone, core, heart, thrust, essence, kernel. 3 there was no foundation for the claim: justification, grounds, defense, reason, rationale, cause, basis, motive, excuse, call, pretext, provocation. 4 an educational foundation: endowed institution, charitable body, funding agency, source of funds, endowment. WORD NOTE foundation garments Some writers love assignments and exercises, and one I like involves taking familiar two-word phrases, misconstruing at least one of the terms in each case, and using the results to trigger a narrative. Foundation garments can be construed correctly to refer to a woman's underclothes —or creatively to indicate a suit worn by officials of the Guggenheim, Ford, MacArthur, or Rockefeller foundations. Lemon peel suggests a variety of striptease done beneath hot yellow lights. Body shop is a place that provides corpses —for a stiff price. The idea of a hospital used for military purposes popped into my head when my friend Bill Wadsworth told me that as a boy he thought General Anesthesia was related to Princess Anastasia and that both came out of Tolstoy. I used to think trial and error was a comment on the judiciary. Now I think it designates a court where the verdict is always wrong, so to be tried there is itself a punishment. In sum: a famous executive at a philanthropic foundation goes to a strip club. Later, the stripper's corpse turns up in a back alley where the stuffed shirt lies unconscious. He is charged with a crime he does not remember having committed. His restored memory is his punishment, which cures him as he lies in the hospital ward where strange ideological debates and disputes keep going on around him. All this is proof, perhaps, that metaphoric invention is a species of deliberate error. — DL Conversational, opinionated, and idiomatic, these Word Notes are an opportunity to see a working writer's perspective on a particular word or usage.

Oxford Thesaurus

foundation

foundation noun 1 (often foundations ) the weight of the roof is transmitted through the walls down to the foundations: footing, foot, base, substructure, understructure, underpinning; bottom, bedrock, substratum. 2 keeping records is the foundation of any personnel system: basis, starting point, base, point of departure, beginning, premise; fundamental point /principle, principal constituent, main ingredient; principles, fundamentals, rudiments; cornerstone, core, heart, thrust, essence, kernel, nub, underpinning, groundwork. 3 there was no foundation for the claim: justification, grounds, defence, reason, cause, mitigating circumstances, mitigation, extenuation, explanation, occasion, basis, motive, motivation, excuse, call, pretext, provocation. 4 soon after the foundation of the company: founding, establishing, setting up, starting, initiation, institution, forming, creation, launch, flotation, origination, development, inauguration, constitution, endowment. ANTONYMS dissolution; liquidation. 5 in his will he set up an educational foundation: endowed institution, institution, charitable body, funding agency, source of funds.

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

foundation

foun da tion /faʊndéɪʃ (ə )n /→found 2 名詞複～s /-z /1 C 〖しばしば～s 〗(建築の )土台 , 基礎, いしずえ (base 1 )▸ the concrete foundation of the building 建物 [ビル ]のコンクリート基礎 2 C (理論思想報道などの )基礎 , 根拠 (basis )▸ This course provides a foundation of knowledge on geography .この講座では地理学の基礎的知識を教える ▸ The report has no foundation .その報道にはなんら根拠はない 3 C 〖しばしば F- 〗(慈善事業研究などに資金を供給する )財団 , 基金 ▸ the National Science Foundation 全米科学財団 (｟略｠NSF )4 U (国学校などの )設立 , 創立 (establishment ), 創業 ▸ the foundation of the Kingdom of England イングランド王国の建国 5 U (化粧の )ファンデーション, 化粧下 (foundation cream )▸ put on one's foundation and powder ファンデーションとパウダーを塗る l à y [prov ì de ] the found á tion (s ) for A Aの基礎を築く, Aの条件を整える .sh à ke [r ò ck ] A to A's found á tions A 〈物事〉を根底から揺るがす .～́ c ò urse ｟英｠(大学の )教養課程 (｟米｠basic course ).～́ g à rment ファンデーション〘昔の女性が着用した体の線を整える下着; girdle, corset など〙.～́ sch ò ol 財団法人設立の学校 .～́ st ò ne 1 ｟主に英｠礎石 (｟米｠cornerstone ) 〘大きな建物の基礎となり, しばしば設立年月日などが刻まれる〙.2 根本理念, (学問などの )基礎 .