"substructure" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: substructures [plural]
Etymology: From sub- + structure. Etymology templates: {{af|en|sub-|structure}} sub- + structure Head templates: {{en-noun}} substructure (plural substructures)
  1. The supporting part of a structure (either physical or organizational; the foundation). Synonyms: underbuilding Translations (the supporting part of a structure): основа (osnova) [feminine] (Bulgarian), фундамент (fundament) [masculine] (Bulgarian), spodní stavba (english: buildings) [feminine] (Czech), železniční spodek (english: railway) [masculine] (Czech), alusrakenne (Finnish), substructure [feminine] (French), fostruchtúr [masculine] (Irish), substructiō [feminine] (Latin), substructură [feminine] (Romanian), subestructura [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-substructure-en-noun-bjRLdqOZ Disambiguation of 'the supporting part of a structure': 89 5 6
  2. The earth or gravel that the railway tracks are embedded in.
    Sense id: en-substructure-en-noun-HB1hs4Yu
  3. (Marxism) Synonym of base (“the forces and relations of production that produce the necessities and amenities of life”) Tags: Marxism Categories (topical): Marxism Synonyms: base [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-substructure-en-noun-XlsY0j5y Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with sub- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 33 47 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with sub-: 26 25 49
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: superstructure

Inflected forms

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