substructure
English edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
substructure (plural substructures)
- The supporting part of a structure (either physical or organizational; the foundation).
- Synonym: underbuilding
- The earth or gravel that the railway tracks are embedded in.
- (Marxism) Synonym of base (“the forces and relations of production that produce the necessities and amenities of life”)
Translations edit
the supporting part of a structure
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See also edit
French edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
substructure f (plural substructures)
Further reading edit
- “substructure”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Latin edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /sub.struːkˈtuː.re/, [s̠ʊps̠t̪ruːkˈt̪uːrɛ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /sub.strukˈtu.re/, [subst̪rukˈt̪uːre]
Participle edit
substrūctūre