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Definitions for Substratum
[1] something that is spread or laid under something else; a stratum or layer lying under another.
[2] something that underlies or serves as a basis or foundation.
[3] Agriculture . the subsoil.
[4] Biology . the base or material on which a nonmotile organism lives or grows.
[5] Philosophy . substance, considered as that which supports accidents or attributes.
[6] Photography . a layer of material placed directly on a film or plate as a foundation for the sensitive emulsion.
[7] Historical Linguistics . a set of features of a language traceable to the influence of an earlier language that it has replaced, especially among a subjugated population: The French word for 80, quatre-vingts ( “four twenties”), may reflect a Celtic substratum.
[8] any layer or stratum lying underneath another
[9] a basis or foundation; groundwork
[10] the nonliving material on which an animal or plant grows or lives
[11] geology the solid rock underlying soils, gravels, etc; bedrock the surface to which a fixed organism is attached
[12] sociol any of several subdivisions or grades within a stratum
[13] photog a binding layer by which an emulsion is made to adhere to a glass or film base Sometimes shortened to: sub
[14] philosophy substance considered as that in which attributes and accidents inhere
[15] linguistics the language of an indigenous population when replaced by the language of a conquering or colonizing population, esp as it influences the form of the dominant language or of any mixed languages arising from their contact Compare superstratum (def. 2)
Words related to Substratum
foundation, seating, footing, bedrock, infrastructure, bottom, groundwork, support, basement, rest, seat, basis, stand, bed, fundament, foot, pedestal, root, ground, substructure
Words nearby Substratum
substitution transfusion, substitutive, substitutivity, substrate, substratosphere, substratum, substruction, substructure, subsulfate, subsume, subsumption
Origin of Substratum
From New Latin, dating back to 1625–35; see origin at sub-, stratum
Other words from Substratum
sub·stra·tive , sub·stra·tal , adjective
Word origin for Substratum
C17: from New Latin, from Latin substrātus strewn beneath, from substernere to spread under, from sub- + sternere to spread
Synonyms for Substratum
basement, basis, bed, bedrock, bottom, foot, footing, foundation, fundament, ground, groundwork, infrastructure, pedestal, rest, root, seat, seating, stand, substructure, support, underpinning