substratum

  • 31substratum — [sʌb strα:təm, streɪtəm] noun (plural substrata) 1》 an underlying layer or substance, in particular a layer of rock or soil beneath the surface of the ground. 2》 a foundation or basis …

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  • 32substratum — n. 1. Principle, element, groundwork, underlying substance, fundamental or primordial substance. 2. (Agric.) Subsoil …

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  • 33substratum — n base, basis, foundation, footing, groundwork, substructure, substruction, understruc ture; frame, underlayer, floor, bed …

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  • 34substratum — sub·stratum …

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  • 35substratum — sub•stra•tum [[t]ˈsʌbˌstreɪ təm, ˌstræt əm, sʌbˈstreɪ təm, ˈstræt əm[/t]] n. pl. stra•ta [[t] ˌstreɪ tə, ˌstræt ə, ˈstreɪ tə, ˈstræt ə[/t]] stra•tums 1) something that is spread or laid under something else; a stratum or layer lying under another …

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  • 36substratum — /sʌbˈstratəm/ (say sub strahtuhm) noun (plural substrata /sʌbˈstratə/ (say sub strahtuh)) 1. that which is spread or laid under something else; a stratum or layer lying under another. 2. Also, substrate. something which underlies, or serves as a… …

  • 37substratum —   n. (pl. ta) underneath layer; foundation.    ♦ substratal,    ♦ substrative, a.    ♦ substrate,   n.    ♦ substratose, a. imperfectly stratified …

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  • 38substratum chooser — a fish species spawning on the substrate; usually cleaned by the male, before attracting the female …

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  • 39Eastern Romance substratum — The Eastern Romance languages developed from the Proto Romanian language, which in turn developed from the Vulgar Latin spoken in a region of the Balkans which has not yet been exactly determined, but is generally agreed to have been a region… …

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  • 40Material substratum — The existence of a Material Substratum was posited John Locke.Locke theorised that when all sensible properties where abstracted away from an object, such as its colour, weight, density or taste, there would still be something left that the… …

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