SUBSTRATA Synonyms
6 hypernyms for substrata. (close relations)
Best Synonyms for SUBSTRATA
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| base | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • installation from which a military force initiates operations • a terrorist network intensely opposed to the United States that dispenses money and logistical support and training to a wide variety of radical Islamic terrorist groups; has cells in more than 50 countries • lowest support of a structure • a place that the runner must touch before scoring • the bottom or lowest part • (anatomy) the part of an organ nearest its point of attachment • a lower limit • the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained • a support or foundation • a phosphoric ester of a nucleoside; the basic structural unit of nucleic acids (DNA or RNA) • any of various water-soluble compounds capable of turning litmus blue and reacting with an acid to form a salt and water • the bottom side of a geometric figure from which the altitude can be constructed • the most important or necessary part of something • (numeration system) the positive integer that is equivalent to one in the next higher counting place • the place where you are stationed and from which missions start and end • (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed • the stock of basic facilities and capital equipment needed for the functioning of a country or area • the principal ingredient of a mixture • a flat bottom on which something is intended to sit • (electronics) the part of a transistor that separates the emitter from the collector adjective satellite • serving as or forming a base • of low birth or station (`base' is archaic in this sense) • (used of metals) consisting of or alloyed with inferior metal • not adhering to ethical or moral principles • having or showing an ignoble lack of honor or morality • illegitimate • debased; not genuine verb • use as a basis for; found on • situate as a center of operations • use (purified cocaine) by burning it and inhaling the fumes | ||||||
| basis | noun, adjective n, adj | |||||
noun • a relation that provides the foundation for something • the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained • the most important or necessary part of something | ||||||
| bedrock | noun n | |||||
noun • solid unweathered rock lying beneath surface deposits of soil • principles from which other truths can be derived | ||||||
| foundation | noun n | |||||
noun • the basis on which something is grounded • an institution supported by an endowment • lowest support of a structure • education or instruction in the fundamentals of a field of knowledge • the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained • a woman's undergarment worn to give shape to the contours of the body • the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new | ||||||
| underpinning | noun n | |||||
verb • support from beneath • support with evidence or authority or make more certain or confirm | ||||||
| underlayer | noun n | |||||
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