"The machines are basically sophisticated centrifuge devices that can handle a huge volume of water and separate at unprecedented rates," Mr. Houghtaling, who is chief executive of Ocean Therapy Solutions, said.
Progressive Web Apps, which are basically sophisticated web apps that are able to use features like push notifications and a local cache to give users a native-like experience, have been on Google's radar for the last few years.
Following Turing, the philosopher Hilary Putnam held that the human brain is basically a sophisticated Turing machine, and his functionalism was accordingly called "Turing machine functionalism".
Indeed, it basically meant "sophisticated," like something boiled for a long time in an alembic, or, to quote Merriam-Webster, "overrefined as if by excessive distillation".
I did not feel, at first, that I had to look up "alembicated," because it was clear from the context that the word basically meant "sophisticated," and also because I knew that an alembic was some kind of glassware, and this seemed, at the time, like enough knowledge.
In the end, though, Redfin's website is basically a sophisticated lead generation tools for its agents and while the company clearly has traction in the relatively limited number of markets it operates in, it won't put your local Century 21, Prudential or Windermere office out of business anytime soon.
Sounds cool I know, but actually it stands for Rapid Information Overlay Technology, and it's basically a sophisticated piece of surveillance equipment.
For example, the traditional mode of fundraising by this country's nonprofit charity groups is basically a sophisticated form of begging.
According to Dutch website watisdestructie.nl the Destructor is basically a sophisticated meat grinder that turns dead animals into biomass energy.
The watch, Ms. Jones said, is "bold, sexy and sophisticated, basically everything that I am".
If you look at the people who have cheated, to get away with it, you need to basically have a sophisticated sort of program, and travel with a doctor who is going to make sure that you're not going to fail tests at certain times.
