English Explanatory Dictionary

substrate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An underlying layer; a substratum.
  2. The substance lining the bottom edge of an enclosure.
  3. A substance acted upon, as by an enzyme.
  4. A surface on which an organism grows, or to which an organism or an item is attached.
  5. A language that is replaced in a population by another language and that influences the language imposed on its speakers.
  6. A metal which is plated with another metal which has different physical properties.
  7. A surface to which a substance adheres.
verb
  1. To strew or lay under.
adj
  1. Having very slight furrows.

Pronunciation

/ˈsʌbˌstɹeɪt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-substrate.wav LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-substrate.wav

Word forms

substrate substrates substrating substrated more substrate most substrate

Etymology

Anglicization of substratum.

Synonyms

underlayer substratum

Antonyms

superstrate

Derived words

bisubstrate cosubstrate heterosubstrate monosubstrate multisubstrate nanosubstrate nonsubstrate phosphosubstrate pseudosubstrate substratal substratism substratist substratomaniac substratophile substratophilia substratophobe substratophobia

Translations

Catalan: substrat Chinese Mandarin: 底物 Chinese Mandarin: 受質 /受质 Chinese Mandarin: 底材 Chinese Mandarin: 基質 /基质 Chinese Mandarin: 反應物 /反应物 Chinese Mandarin: 酶作用物 Finnish: substraatti French: substrat German: Substrat Hebrew: מַצָּע Irish: substráit Italian: substrato Norwegian Bokmål: substrat Norwegian Nynorsk: substrat Portuguese: substrato Spanish: sustrato Spanish: substrato Swedish: substrat Vietnamese: chất nền
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