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substructures

substructures is the plural of substructure.

Meaning of substructure

Noun

substructure (plural substructures)

  1. The supporting part of a structure (either physical or organizational; the foundation).
    Synonyms:
    underbuilding
  2. The earth or gravel that the railway tracks are embedded in.
  3. (Marxism) Synonym of base (“the forces and relations of production that produce the necessities and amenities of life”).
    Synonyms:
    base

Questions about substructures

What is substructures the plural of?
Substructures is the plural of substructure.

Words near substructures in the dictionary

  1. substructions
  2. substructs
  3. substructural
  4. substructure
  5. substructured
  6. substructures
  7. substructuring
  8. substructurings
  9. substs.
  10. substt.
  11. substub

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