adj
Meaning 1
Having very slight furrows.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
substrate
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation: /ˈsʌbˌstɹeɪt/
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Australian, New-Zealand: /ˈsɐbˌstɹæɪt/
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noun
Meaning 2
An underlying layer; a substratum.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 3
The substance lining the bottom edge of an enclosure.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- The substrate of an aquarium can affect the water's acidity.
- Stream substrate affects fish longevity.
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 4
A substance acted upon, as by an enzyme.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biochemistry, biology, chemistry, microbiology, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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noun
Meaning 5
A surface on which an organism grows, or to which an organism or an item is attached.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, natural-sciences
Examples
- The rock surface of a rockpool is the substrate for a sessile organism such as a limpet.
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noun
Meaning 6
A language that is replaced in a population by another language and that influences the language imposed on its speakers.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: superstrate
noun
Meaning 7
A metal which is plated with another metal which has different physical properties.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: plating
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noun
Meaning 8
A surface to which a substance adheres.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: business, construction, manufacturing
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verb
Meaning 9
To strew or lay under.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete, transitive
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noun
Meaning 10
an indigenous language that contributes features to the language of an invading people who impose their language on the indigenous population
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the Celtic languages of Britain are a substrate for English
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: substratum
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: indigenous language
noun
Meaning 11
any stratum or layer lying underneath another
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Synonyms: substratum
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: stratum
noun
Meaning 12
a surface on which an organism grows or is attached
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the gardener talked about the proper substrate for acid-loving plants
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: substratum
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: surface
noun
Meaning 13
the substance that is acted upon by an enzyme or ferment
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: substance
History
Etymology
Anglicization of substratum.
Across languages
Translations
72 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Catalan: substrat — the material or substance on which an enzyme acts
- Chinese Mandarin: 底物 (dǐwù) — the material or substance on which an enzyme acts
- Chinese Mandarin: 受質 /受质 (shòuzhì) — the material or substance on which an enzyme acts
- Chinese Mandarin: 底材 (dǐcái) — the material or substance on which an enzyme acts
- Chinese Mandarin: 基質 /基质 (jīzhì) — the material or substance on which an enzyme acts
- Chinese Mandarin: 反應物 /反应物 (fǎnyìngwù) — the material or substance on which an enzyme acts
- Chinese Mandarin: 酶作用物 (méizuòyòngwù) — the material or substance on which an enzyme acts
- Finnish: substraatti — the material or substance on which an enzyme acts
- French: substrat — the material or substance on which an enzyme acts
- German: Substrat — the material or substance on which an enzyme acts
- Hebrew: מַצָּע (matsá) — the material or substance on which an enzyme acts
- Irish: substráit — the material or substance on which an enzyme acts
- Italian: substrato — the material or substance on which an enzyme acts
- Norwegian Bokmål: substrat — the material or substance on which an enzyme acts
- Norwegian Nynorsk: substrat — the material or substance on which an enzyme acts
- Portuguese: substrato — the material or substance on which an enzyme acts
- Spanish: sustrato — the material or substance on which an enzyme acts
- Spanish: substrato — the material or substance on which an enzyme acts
- Swedish: substrat — the material or substance on which an enzyme acts
- Vietnamese: chất nền — the material or substance on which an enzyme acts
- Catalan: substrat — a surface on which an organism grows or is attached
- Finnish: kasvualusta — a surface on which an organism grows or is attached
- French: substrat — a surface on which an organism grows or is attached
- German: Nährboden — a surface on which an organism grows or is attached
- German: Substrat — a surface on which an organism grows or is attached
- German: Untergrund — a surface on which an organism grows or is attached
- German: Bodengrund — a surface on which an organism grows or is attached
- Hebrew: מַצָּע (matsá) — a surface on which an organism grows or is attached
- Italian: sottostrato — a surface on which an organism grows or is attached
- Spanish: sustrato — a surface on which an organism grows or is attached
- Spanish: substrato — a surface on which an organism grows or is attached
- Albanian: nënshtresë — an underlying layer; a substratum
- Bulgarian: подложка (podložka) — an underlying layer; a substratum
- Catalan: substrat — an underlying layer; a substratum
- Chinese Mandarin: 底層語言 /底层语言 — an underlying layer; a substratum
- Dutch: substraat — an underlying layer; a substratum
- Finnish: aluskerros — an underlying layer; a substratum
- French: substrat — an underlying layer; a substratum
- German: Untergrund — an underlying layer; a substratum
- German: Substrat — an underlying layer; a substratum
- German: Bodengrund — an underlying layer; a substratum
- German: Grundlage — an underlying layer; a substratum
- Hebrew: מַצָּע (matsá) — an underlying layer; a substratum
- Irish: foshraith — an underlying layer; a substratum
- Romanian: substrat — an underlying layer; a substratum
- Spanish: sustrato — an underlying layer; a substratum
- Spanish: substrato — an underlying layer; a substratum
- Albanian: nënshtresë — an indigenous language
- Armenian: ենթաշերտ (entʻašert) — an indigenous language
- Catalan: substrat — an indigenous language
- Chinese Mandarin: 底層 /底层 (dǐcéng) — an indigenous language
- Czech: substrát — an indigenous language
- Finnish: substraatti — an indigenous language
- French: substrat — an indigenous language
- German: Substratsprache — an indigenous language
- German: Substrat — an indigenous language
- Russian: субстра́т (substrát) — an indigenous language
- Spanish: sustrato — an indigenous language
- Spanish: substrato — an indigenous language
- Swedish: substrat — an indigenous language
- Ukrainian: субстра́т (substrát) — an indigenous language
- Catalan: substrat — a metal which is plated with another metal which has different physical properties
- French: substrat — a metal which is plated with another metal which has different physical properties
- German: Trägerschicht — a metal which is plated with another metal which has different physical properties
- Bulgarian: подложка (podložka) — a surface to which a substance adheres
- Catalan: substrat — a surface to which a substance adheres
- Finnish: substraatti — a surface to which a substance adheres
- German: Trägerstoff — a surface to which a substance adheres
- German: Trägermaterial — a surface to which a substance adheres
- German: Untergrund — a surface to which a substance adheres
- German: Trägerschicht — a surface to which a substance adheres
- German: Grundlage — a surface to which a substance adheres
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