substrate
Syllables: sub·strate/ˈsʌbˌstɹeɪt/
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Australia/ˈsɐbˌstɹæɪt/
substrate noun: an underlying layer; a substratum.
Noun
substrate (plural substrates)
- An underlying layer; a substratum.
- Synonyms:
- substratum
- The substance lining the bottom edge of an enclosure.
- The substrate of an aquarium can affect the water's acidity.
- Stream substrate affects fish longevity.
- A substance acted upon, as by an enzyme.
- A surface on which an organism grows, or to which an organism or an item is attached.
- The rock surface of a rockpool is the substrate for a sessile organism such as a limpet.
- This definition [of "tool"] is not simple, but contains several elements. The tool must not be part of the animal's body (a beak is not a tool); the user must manipulate the tool in some way for it to realise its function; and, finally, a tool cannot be attached to the substrate. This is a fairly...2000, Mike Hansell, Bird Nests and Construction Behaviour, →ISBN, page 90
- A language that is replaced in a population by another language and that influences the language imposed on its speakers.
- Antonyms:
- superstrate
- A metal which is plated with another metal which has different physical properties.
- A surface to which a substance adheres.
Verb
substrate (third-person singular simple present substrates, present participle substrating, simple past and past participle substrated)
Adjective
substrate (comparative more substrate, superlative most substrate)
- Having very slight furrows.
substrate meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
substrate in Hindi
- सब्सट्रेट, सबस्ट्रेट
substrate in Tamil
- நொதிப்பிகளால் செரிக்கக் கூடிய உணவு, பற்றுப்பொருள், அடி மூலக்கூறு, வினைவேதிமம், தளப்பொருள்
substrate in Marathi
- सबस्ट्रेट
substrate in Urdu
- ذیلی طبق
More languagesFewer languages
- substrate in Bengali
- সাবস্ট্রেট
- substrate in Telugu
- సబ్స్ట్రేట్
- substrate in Malayalam
- സബ്സ്ട്രേറ്റ്, സബ്സ്റ്റ്രേറ്റ്
- substrate in Kannada
- ತಲಾಧಾರ, ಸಬ್ಸ್ಟ್ರೇಟ್
- substrate in Punjabi
- ਸਬਸਟਰੇਟ, ਸਬਸਟ੍ਰੇਟ, ਸਬਸਟਰੈੱਟ
- substrate in Gujarati
- સબસ્ટ્રેટ, સબસ્ટરેટ
- substrate in Odia
- ସବ୍ଷ୍ଟ୍ରେଟ୍, ସାବଷ୍ଟ୍ରେଟ୍
- substrate in Nepali
- सब्सट्रेट, सबस्ट्रेट, सबस्ट्रेटिङ
- substrate in Vietnamese
- chất nền
Examples of substrate in a sentence
- This is a tool, but all other webs, however complex, are not since they are anchored to the substrate.2000, Mike Hansell, Bird Nests and Construction Behaviour, →ISBN, page 90:
- Detach/subtract [tasks involve] Severing a fixed attachment between environmental objects (or the substrate) or removing object(s) from another unattached object, so the latter is a more useful tool.2006, Edward A. Wasserman, Thomas R. Zentall, Comparative Cognition: Experimental Explorations of Animal Intelligence, →ISBN, page 520:
- Amphisteginids and peneroplids were among the few taxa found in the bay environments, probably due to their preferences for phytal substrates and tolerance to moderate levels of eutrophication.2015 December 29, “Spatial Patterns in the Distribution, Diversity and Abundance of Benthic Foraminifera around Moorea (Society...
Synonyms of substrate
Antonyms
Forms of substrate
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | substrates |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | substrates |
| present participle | substrating |
| past participle | substrated |
| past | substrated |
| Adjective | |
| comparative | more substrate |
| superlative | most substrate |
Origin of substrate
Anglicization of substratum.
Words formed from substrate
Questions about substrate
- What does substrate mean?
- Substrate means an underlying layer; a substratum.
- What is substrate in Hindi?
- Substrate in Hindi is सब्सट्रेट, सबस्ट्रेट. See Substrate meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use substrate in a sentence?
- This is a tool, but all other webs, however complex, are not since they are anchored to the substrate.
- What part of speech is substrate?
- Substrate can be a noun, a verb or an adjective.
- How do you pronounce substrate?
- Substrate is pronounced /ˈsʌbˌstɹeɪt/ (UK).
- What is the plural of substrate?
- The plural of substrate is substrates.
Words near substrate in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: substrate (page history and authors); substrate (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); substrate (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); substrate (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); substrate (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); substrate (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); substrate (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); substrate (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); substrate (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); substrate (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); substrate (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); substrate (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); substrate (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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