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substratum
[suhb-strey-tuhm, -strat-uhm, suhb-strey-tuhm, -strat-uhm]
noun
plural
substrata, substratumssomething that is spread or laid under something else; a stratum or layer lying under another.
something that underlies or serves as a basis or foundation.
Agriculture.the subsoil.
Biology.the base or material on which a nonmotile organism lives or grows.
Philosophy.substance, considered as that which supports accidents or attributes.
Photography.a layer of material placed directly on a film or plate as a foundation for the sensitive emulsion.
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.
substratum
/ sʌbˈstrɑːtəm, -ˈstreɪ- /
noun
any layer or stratum lying underneath another
a basis or foundation; groundwork
the nonliving material on which an animal or plant grows or lives
geology
the solid rock underlying soils, gravels, etc; bedrock
the surface to which a fixed organism is attached
sociol any of several subdivisions or grades within a stratum
Sometimes shortened to: sub.photog a binding layer by which an emulsion is made to adhere to a glass or film base
philosophy substance considered as that in which attributes and accidents inhere
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
substratum
plural
substrataAn underlying layer or stratum.
A surface on which an organism grows or is attached; a substrate.
Other Word Forms
- substrative adjective
- substratal adjective
- ܲˈٰپ adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of substratum1
Word History and Origins
Origin of substratum1
Example Sentences
It “supports diverse biological communities representative of hard substratum in deep water” according to the Joint Nature Conservation Committee.
They are retiring and quirky at the same time, emerging from the substratum of shyness on which Enigmatic Andy the Superstar was constructed.
In 2018, it’s easy to dismiss the concept of Queer Eye as reductive: five gay men, possessing expertise across the fashion and lifestyle substratum, make over a hapless straight man.
Even here, though, abyssal tuba notes exposed a sonic substratum.
For Roth, Judaism was substratum, a world to which he always returned but was never afraid to leave, even if only for Manhattan or the Berkshires.
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