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substructure en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- English structure English substructure From sub- + structure.

Meanings

  1. The supporting part of a structure (either physical or organizational; the foundation).
  2. The earth or gravel that the railway tracks are embedded in.
  3. (Marxism) Synonym of base (“the forces and relations of production that produce the necessities and amenities of life”).

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
substructures Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

substructural · substructured

Relateds

superstructure

Synonyms

base · underbuilding

Translations (11)

cs železniční spodek (the supporting part of a structure) · es subestructura (the supporting part of a structure) · la substructiō (the supporting part of a structure) · fi alusrakenne (the supporting part of a structure) · ga fostruchtúr (the supporting part of a structure) · cs spodní stavba (the supporting part of a structure) · bg основа (the supporting part of a structure) · pl podbudowa (the supporting part of a structure) · bg фундамент (the supporting part of a structure) · fr substructure (the supporting part of a structure) · ro substructură (the supporting part of a structure)