understructure
understructure · understructures
The supporting structure underneath something, such as a vehicle or bridgeThe supporting structure underneath something, such as a vehicle or bridge.
Meaning
1 sensesThe supporting structure underneath something, such as a vehicle or bridge.
Holonym: infrastructure (facilities sense)
Near-synonyms: infrastructure (foundations sense), underpinnings
More definitions
- lowest support of a structure
Origin
From under- + structure.From under- + structure.
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Forms
plural: understructures| Singular | understructure |
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Synonyms
8 synonymsClose in meaning
- lowest support of a structure:foundationbasefundamentfootgroundworksubstructure
Antonyms
2 antonymsWord family
1 related wordsDerivedunderstructural
See also
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