Search Result for "substrate":
Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (4)
1. the substance that is acted upon by an enzyme or ferment;
2. a surface on which an organism grows or is attached;
- Example: "the gardener talked about the proper substrate for acid-loving plants"
[syn: substrate, substratum]
3. any stratum or layer lying underneath another;
[syn: substrate, substratum]
4. an indigenous language that contributes features to the language of an invading people who impose their language on the indigenous population;
- Example: "the Celtic languages of Britain are a substrate for English"
[syn: substrate, substratum]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Substrate \Sub"strate\, n. A substratum. [R.] [1913 Webster]The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Substrate \Sub"strate\, a. Having very slight furrows. [R.] [1913 Webster]The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Substrate \Sub*strate"\, v. t. [L. substratus, p. p. of substrahere. See Substratum.] To strew or lay under anything. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] The melted glass being supported by the substrated sand. --Boyle. [1913 Webster]
