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substructure

UK
/sʌbˈstrʌk.tʃər/
US
/sʌbˈstrʌk.tʃɚ/

Translations

substructurenoun
substructures
pl
UK
/sʌbˈstrʌk.tʃər/
US
/sʌbˈstrʌk.tʃɚ/
The engineers inspected the substructure to ensure it could support the new bridge.
Les ingénieurs ont inspecté la sous-structure pour s'assurer qu'elle pouvait supporter le nouveau pont.
Synonyms
foundation
base
underpinning
framework
support
substratum
bedrock
substructureadjective
UK
/ˈsʌbˌstrʌktʃə/
US
/ˈsʌbˌstrʌktʃɚ/
Used attributively before nouns to describe elements relating to or forming part of a substructure.
de sous-structureTechnique.
Substructure components must be treated to prevent corrosion.
Les composants de sous-structure doivent être traités pour prévenir la corrosion.
Synonyms
substructural
underlying
foundational
fundamental
basic
basal
substratal
primary

Definitions

substructurenoun
An underlying or supporting structure, especially the foundation of a building or other construction.
The engineers inspected the substructure to ensure it could support the new bridge.
The underlying basis or foundational framework of an organization, system, or concept.
The philosophical substructure of the theory remained largely unchallenged.
A recognizable grouping of atoms within a molecule that forms part of its overall structure.
The carbonyl substructure is common in many organic compounds.
In mathematics or logic, a structure whose domain and operations form a subset of a larger structure while preserving the relevant relationships.
Every subgroup is a substructure of its parent group in algebra.
substructureadjective
Relating to or forming part of a substructure; situated below a superstructure.
Substructure components must be treated to prevent corrosion.
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