substrate

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Anglicization of substratum.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Hyphenation: sub‧strate
  • IPA: /ˈsʌbstreɪt/

Noun[edit]

substrate (plural substrates)

  1. (biochemistry) What an enzyme acts upon.
  2. (biology) A surface on which an organism grows or to which it is attached.
    The rock surface of a rockpool is the substrate for a sessile organism such as a limpet.
  3. An underlying layer; a substratum.
  4. (linguistics) A language that is replaced in a population by another language and that influences the language imposed on its speakers.
  5. (plating) A metal which is plated with another metal which has different physical properties.
  6. (construction) A surface to which a substance adheres.
  7. 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.

Translations[edit]

the material or substance on which an enzyme acts
a surface on which an organism grows or is attached
an underlying layer; a substratum
an indigenous language
a metal which is plated with another metal which has different physical properties
a surface to which a substance adheres

Verb[edit]

substrate (third-person singular simple present substrates, present participle substrating, simple past and past participle substrated)

  1. (obsolete, transitive) To strew or lay under.
    • Boyle
      The melted glass being supported by the substrated sand.

Adjective[edit]

substrate (comparative more substrate, superlative most substrate)

  1. Having very slight furrows.

See also[edit]

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