n.
Pronunciation: ' bä-t ə m
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English botme, from Old English botm; akin to Old High German bodam bottom, Latin fundus, Greek pythm ē n
Date: before 12th century
1 a : the underside of something b : a surface (as the seat of a chair) designed to support something resting on it ― used figuratively in phrases like the bottom dropped out to describe a sudden collapse or downturn <lost millions when the bottom dropped out of the stock market> c : the posterior end of the trunk : BUTTOCKS , RUMP
2 : the surface on which a body of water lies
3 a : the part of a ship's hull lying below the water b : BOAT , SHIP
4 a : the lowest part or place <the bottom of the page> b : the remotest or inmost point c : the lowest or last place in point of precedence <started work at the bottom > d : the part of a garment worn on the lower part of the body especially : the pants of pajamas ― usually used in plural e : the last half of an inning of baseball f : the bass or baritone instruments of a band
5 : BOTTOMLAND ― usually used in plural
6 : BASIS , SOURCE <trying to get to the bottom of these rumors>
7 : capacity (as of a horse) to endure strain
8 : a foundation color applied to textile fibers before dyeing
9 : a fundamental quark that accounts for the existence and lifetime of upsilon particles and has an electric charge of -1/3 and a measured energy of approximately 5 GeV also : the flavor characterizing this particle
– bot · tomed \ -t ə md \ adjective
– at bottom : REALLY , BASICALLY