nounantĭbăsisANTIBASIS☆ KeepMeaningthe hindmost small pillar at the pedestal of the ballistaLewis & Short 1879ModernAs printed, 1879ANTIBASISLEWIS & SHORTANTIBASISantĭbăsis (antĕb-), is, f., = ἀντίβασις (counter-basis), I. the hindmost small pillar at the pedestal of the ballista, Vitr. 10, 17; cf. id. 10, 15.Read the whole entry