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understructure en · NOUN

Pronunciation

Etymology

From under- + structure.

Meanings

  1. The supporting structure underneath something, such as a vehicle or bridge.
    • Four small suspension bridges, complete with towers and cables like those on the span across the East River, are now encased inside the Capitol’s subbasement understructure. 2008 January 22, Kirk Johnson, “Strength Renewed, a Grand Old Building Is Back”, in New York Times:
    • Near-synonyms: infrastructure (foundations sense), underpinnings
    • Holonym: infrastructure (facilities sense)

Forms

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understructures Number=Plur lexicographic

Antonyms

superstructure · overstructure

Deriveds

understructural

Synonyms

infrastructure · underpinning

understructure en · VERB

Pronunciation

Etymology

From under- + structure.

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To structure insufficiently or inadequately.

Forms

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understructuring Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
understructured Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
understructured Tense=Past lexicographic
understructures Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic

Antonyms

overstructure