basement

Summary

basement ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (284 views/month).^[1]

Key Facts

• basement is a type of subterranea^[2].
• basement is a type of building component^[3].
• basement is a type of storey^[4].
• basement is part of house^[5].
• basement is part of building^[6].
• basement's Commons category is recorded as Basements^[7].
• basement's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Basements^[8].
• basement's described by source is recorded as Gujin Tushu Jicheng^[9].
• basement's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[10].
• basement's different from is recorded as cellar^[11].
• basement's different from is recorded as root cellar^[12].
• basement's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4^[13].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include subterranea^[2], building component^[3], and storey^[4].

Use and Application

Part of include house^[5], a type of building^[14] and building^[6].

Why It Matters

basement ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (284 views/month).^[1] basement has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[15] basement is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[16]