substratum

substratum
substratum [sub′strāt΄əm, sub′strat΄əm]
n.
pl. substrata [sub′strāt΄ə, sub′strat΄ə] or substratums [ModL < L, neut. of substratus, pp. of substernere, to strew beneath < sub-, under + sternere, to spread out < IE base * ster- > STREW]
1.
a) a part, substance, element, etc. which lies beneath and supports another; foundation
b) any basis or foundation
2. SUBSTRATE (senses 2 & 3)
3. loosely SUBSOIL
4. Bot. the base or material to which a plant is attached and from which it gets nutriment
5. Metaphysics substance, with reference to the events or causes which act upon it, the changes occurring in it, the attributes that inhere in it, etc.
6. Photog. a thin layer of material on a photographic film or plate serving as a base for the sensitive emulsion
7. Zool. the ground or other solid material on which an animal moves or is fastened

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  • Substratum — Sub*stra tum, n.; pl. {Substrata}. [L. substratus, p. p. of substernere to strew under; sub under + sternere to strew. See {Stratum}.] 1. That which is laid or spread under; that which underlies something, as a layer of earth lying under another; …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • substratum — noun plural substrata, (C) 1 a layer that lies beneath another layer, especially in the earth: a substratum of rock 2 formal a quality that is hidden: a substratum of truth in the argument …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • substratum — UK [ˈsʌbˌstrɑːtəm] / US [ˈsʌbˌstreɪtəm] / US [ˈsʌbˌstrɑtəm] noun [countable] Word forms substratum : singular substratum plural substrata UK [ˈsʌbˌstrɑːtə] / US [ˈsʌbˌstreɪtə] / US [ˈsʌbˌstrɑtə] 1) a layer of something that is below another layer …   English dictionary

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