substratum
[ suhb-strey-tuh m, -strat-uh m, suhb-strey-tuh m, -strat-uh m ]
/ ˈsʌbˌstreɪ təm, -ˌstræt əm, sʌbˈstreɪ təm, -ˈstræt əm /
noun, plural sub·stra·ta [suhb-strey-tuh, -strat-uh, -suhb-strey-tuh, -strat-uh] /ˈsʌbˌstreɪ tə, -ˌstræt ə, -sʌbˈstreɪ tə, -ˈstræt ə/, sub·stra·tums.
Compare
superstratum.
OTHER WORDS FROM substratum
sub·stra·tive, sub·stra·tal, adjectiveWords nearby substratum
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British Dictionary definitions for substratum
substratum
/ (sʌbˈstrɑːtəm, -ˈstreɪ-) /
noun plural -strata (-ˈstrɑːtə, -ˈstreɪtə)
Derived forms of substratum
substrative or substratal, adjectiveWord Origin for substratum
C17: from New Latin, from Latin
substrātus strewn beneath, from
substernere to spread under, from
sub- +
sternere to spread
Scientific definitions for substratum
substratum
[ sŭb′strā′təm, -străt′əm ]
Plural substrata substratums
An underlying layer or stratum.
A surface on which an organism grows or is attached; a substrate.