'Substratum' definitions:
Definition of 'substratum'
(from WordNet)
noun
A surface on which an organism grows or is attached; "the gardener talked about the proper substrate for acid-loving plants" [syn: substrate, substratum]
noun
Any stratum or layer lying underneath another [syn: 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" [syn: substrate, substratum]
Definition of 'Substratum'
From: GCIDE
- 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; specifically (Agric.), the subsoil. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Metaph.) The permanent subject of qualities or cause of phenomena; substance. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'substratum'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- air,
- atom,
- atomic particles,
- band,
- base,
- basement,
- basis,
- bearing wall,
- bed,
- bedding,
- bedrock,
- belly,
- belt,
- bottom,
- bottom side,
- breech,
- brute matter,
- building block,
- buttocks,
- chemical element,
- component,
- constituent,
- core,
- couche,
- course,
- deck,
- downside,
- earth,
- element,
- elementary particle,
- elementary unit,
- fire,
- floor,
- flooring,
- fond,
- footing,
- foundation,
- fundament,
- fundamental,
- fundamental particle,
- gallery,
- ground,
- grounds,
- groundwork,
- hardpan,
- hyle,
- hypostasis,
- infrastructure,
- layer,
- ledge,
- level,
- lower side,
- lowest layer,
- lowest level,
- material,
- material world,
- materiality,
- matter,
- measures,
- meat,
- molecule,
- monad,
- natural world,
- nature,
- nether side,
- nethermost level,
- overlayer,
- overstory,
- pavement,
- physical world,
- plenum,
- principle,
- radical,
- riprap,
- rock bottom,
- root,
- rudiment,
- seam,
- seat,
- shelf,
- sill,
- solid ground,
- solid rock,
- stage,
- step,
- stereobate,
- story,
- stratum,
- stuff,
- stylobate,
- substance,
- substrate,
- substruction,
- substructure,
- superstratum,
- terra firma,
- the four elements,
- thickness,
- tier,
- topsoil,
- underbelly,
- underbuilding,
- undercarriage,
- undergirding,
- underlayer,
- underneath,
- underpinning,
- underside,
- understory,
- understratum,
- understruction,
- understructure,
- unit of being,
- water,
- zone