SUBSTRATE

substrate, substratum

(noun) an indigenous language that contributes features to the language of an invading people who impose their language on the indigenous population; “the Celtic languages of Britain are a substrate for English”

substrate, substratum

(noun) any stratum or layer lying underneath another

substrate, substratum

(noun) a surface on which an organism grows or is attached; “the gardener talked about the proper substrate for acid-loving plants”

substrate

(noun) the substance that is acted upon by an enzyme or ferment

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

substrate (plural substrates)

(biochemistry) What an enzyme acts upon.

(biology) A surface on which an organism grows, or to which an organism or an item is attached.

An underlying layer; a substratum.

(linguistics) A language that is replaced in a population by another language and that influences the language imposed on its speakers.

(plating) A metal which is plated with another metal which has different physical properties.

(construction) A surface to which a substance adheres.

The substance lining the bottom edge of an enclosure.

Synonyms

• underlayer

• (underlying layer; linguistics): substratum

Verb

substrate (third-person singular simple present substrates, present participle substrating, simple past and past participle substrated)

(obsolete, transitive) To strew or lay under.

Adjective

substrate (comparative more substrate, superlative most substrate)

Having very slight furrows.

Source: Wiktionary

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Sub"strate, n.

Definition: A substratum. [R.]

Sub"strate, a.

Definition: Having very slight furrows. [R.]

Sub*strate", v. t. Etym: [L. substratus, p.p. of substrahere. See Substratum.]

Definition: To strew or lay under anything. [Obs.] The melted glass being supported by the substrated sand. Boyle.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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