Substratum
[sʌb'strɑːtəm;-'streɪtəm] or ['sʌbstretəm]
Definition
(n.) That which is laid or spread under; that which underlies something, as a layer of earth lying under another; specifically (Agric.), the subsoil.
(n.) The permanent subject of qualities or cause of phenomena; substance.
Typed by Evangeline
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Principle, element, groundwork, underlying substance, fundamental or primordial substance.
Inputed by Isabella
Definition
n. an under stratum or layer a fundamental element: the substance in which qualities exist.
Checker: Pamela
Examples
- Some were refugee cities representing smashed communities, and in these the aboriginal substratum would be missing. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- They are important only for the life of the body, which is but a fixed substratum for a higher life. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
Checker: Prudence