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noun
- 1. an underlying or supporting structure: "here is a Roman theatre built over barrel-vaulted substructures"
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SUBSTRUCTURE definition: 1. a firm structure that supports something built on top of it: 2. a firm structure that supports…. Learn more.
The meaning of SUBSTRUCTURE is an underlying or supporting part of a structure. How to use substructure in a sentence.
Substructure definition: a structure forming the foundation of a building or other construction.. See examples of SUBSTRUCTURE used in a sentence.
SUBSTRUCTURE meaning: 1. a firm structure that supports something built on top of it: 2. a firm structure that supports…. Learn more.
substructure in American English. (sʌbˈstrʌktʃər, ˈsʌbˌstrʌk-) noun. 1. a structure forming the foundation of a building or other construction. 2. the foundations, piers, and abutments upon which the trusses or girders of the spans of a bridge rest. 3. any basic structure or organization.
Definition of substructure noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Define substructure. substructure synonyms, substructure pronunciation, substructure translation, English dictionary definition of substructure. n. 1. The supporting part of a structure; the foundation. 2. The earth bank or bed supporting railroad tracks. sub·struc′tur·al adj. American Heritage®...
Definitions of substructure. noun. the basic structure or features of a system or organization. synonyms: infrastructure. see more. noun. lowest support of a structure. synonyms: base, foot, foundation, fundament, groundwork, understructure. see more.
SUBSTRUCTURE meaning: a supporting part or structure that is below something often used figuratively.
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Related topics: Building sub‧struc‧ture /ˈsʌbˌstrʌktʃə $ -ər/ noun [ countable] 1 one of the structures (structure1(3)) within a society or organization that combines with others to form a whole 2 a solid base under the ground, that supports a building above the ground → ...
