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superstrate

superstrate noun: a layer or stratum adjacent and parallel to another. Also the alternative form of superstratum.

Noun

superstrate (plural superstrates)

  1. A layer or stratum adjacent and parallel to another.
  2. The sudden increase in the electrical conductivity of some metals as their temperature falls to near absolute zero.
  3. The covering on the sunny side of a photovoltaic (PV) module, providing protection for the PV materials from impact and environmental degradation while allowing maximum transmission of the appropriate wavelengths of the solar spectrum.

Verb

superstrate (third-person singular simple present superstrates, present participle superstrating, simple past and past participle superstrated)

  1. To arrange in parallel layers or strata.

Also used as

superstrate is also the alternative form of superstratum.

Antonyms of superstrate

Forms of superstrate

Noun
pluralsuperstrates
Verb
third-person singular presentsuperstrates
present participlesuperstrating
past participlesuperstrated
pastsuperstrated

Words formed from superstrate

Questions about superstrate

What does superstrate mean?
Superstrate means a layer or stratum adjacent and parallel to another.
What part of speech is superstrate?
Superstrate can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of superstrate?
The plural of superstrate is superstrates.

Words near superstrate in the dictionary

  1. superstrained
  2. superstraining
  3. superstrains
  4. superstrata
  5. superstratal
  6. superstrate
  7. superstrated
  8. superstrates
  9. superstrating
  10. superstratist
  11. superstratists

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