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substratum en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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• /səbˈstrɑ.təm/
• /səbˈstreɪ̯.təm/

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. A layer that lies underneath another.
   • ..; in this case it became necessary to employ a machine like the lapidary's wheel, partially to grind away the colored surface till the white substratum appeared. 1847, editorial staff, “Painting on Glass”, in Scientific American, series 1, Volume 3, Issue 9, page 72:
2. (figuratively) The underlying cause or basis of something.
   • However exaggerated an estimate this might be, the substratum of truth was solid and auriferous enough to dazzle the imagination. 1914, Ernest Bramah, Max Carrados:
3. A substrate.

Forms

Deriveds

substrate

Relateds

substratal

Synonyms

underlayer

Translations (29)

el υπόστρωμα (a layer that lies underneath another) · fi aluskerros (a layer that lies underneath another) · sh sùpstrāt (a layer that lies underneath another) · ga fostratam (a layer that lies underneath another) · pl podścielisko (a layer that lies underneath another) · pl podłoże (a layer that lies underneath another) · pt substrato (a layer that lies underneath another) · pl podściółka (a layer that lies underneath another) · nl onderliggende reden (a layer that lies underneath another) · ca substrat (a layer that lies underneath another) · ga bunsraith (a layer that lies underneath another) · it substrato (a layer that lies underneath another) · da substrat (a layer that lies underneath another) · grc ὑπόστρωμα (a layer that lies underneath another) · ro substrat (a layer that lies underneath another) · uk субстра́т (a layer that lies underneath another) · ga foshraith (a layer that lies underneath another) · sh су̀пстра̄т (a layer that lies underneath another) · bg субстра́т (a layer that lies underneath another) · nn substrat (a layer that lies underneath another) · ru субстра́т (a layer that lies underneath another) · nb substrat (a layer that lies underneath another) · nl substraat (a layer that lies underneath another) · ka სუბსტრატი (a layer that lies underneath another) · nl laag (a layer that lies underneath another) · mhr аварок (a layer that lies underneath another) · it sostrato (a layer that lies underneath another) · pl podkład (a layer that lies underneath another) · be субстра́т (a layer that lies underneath another)