INFRASTRUCTURE

infrastructure, base

(noun) the stock of basic facilities and capital equipment needed for the functioning of a country or area; “the industrial base of Japan”

infrastructure, substructure

(noun) the basic structure or features of a system or organization

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

infrastructure (countable and uncountable, plural infrastructures)

(systems theory) An underlying base or foundation especially for an organization or system. [from 1887]

Synonym: underbuilding

Hyponym: Common Language Infrastructure

The basic facilities, services and installations needed for the functioning of a community or society.

Source: Wiktionary



RESET




Word of the Day

24 December 2024

INTUITIVELY

(adverb) in an intuitive manner; “inventors seem to have chosen intuitively a combination of explosive and aggressive sounds as warning signals to be used on automobiles”


Do you know this game?

Wordscapes

Wordscapes is a popular word game consistently in the top charts of both Google Play Store and Apple App Store. The Android version has more than 10 million installs. This guide will help you get more coins in less than two minutes of playing the game. Continue reading Wordscapes: Get More Coins