Meaning

3 senses

  1. A layer that lies underneath another.

    субстра́тsubstrát

    субстра́тsubstrát

    any stratum or layer lying underneath another

  2. (figuratively)The underlying cause or basis of something.

  3. A substrate.

Examples

1 sentences

  1. The substratum is unstable and requires special building practices.

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Translations

5 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
a layer that lies underneath another:
Русский
By meaning 1
a layer that lies underneath another:

Origin

Learned borrowing from New Latin substrātum, nominalisation of the neuter of Latin substrā

Learned borrowing from New Latin substrātum, nominalisation of the neuter of Latin substrātus, perfect passive participle of substernō. By surface analysis, sub- + stratum.

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Forms

plural: substrata
Singularsubstratum
Pluralsubstrata

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Synonyms

2 synonyms
underlayer
Close in meaning
  • an indigenous language that contributes features to the language of an invading people who impose their language on the indigenous population:substrate
  • any stratum or layer lying underneath another:substrate
  • a surface on which an organism grows or is attached:substrate

Word family

2 related words
Relatedsubstratal
Derivedsubstrate

Lessons for this word

1 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
substitutionsubstratesubterraneansubtitleB2
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