SUBSTRATUM (substrasta)

 Dictionary entry overview: What does substratum mean? 

• SUBSTRATUM (noun)
  The noun SUBSTRATUM has 3 senses:

1. a surface on which an organism grows or is attached
2. any stratum or layer lying underneath another
3. an indigenous language that contributes features to the language of an invading people who impose their language on the indigenous population

  Familiarity information: SUBSTRATUM used as a noun is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SUBSTRATUM (noun)

Meaning:

A surface on which an organism grows or is attached

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Synonyms:

substratum; substrate

Context example:

the gardener talked about the proper substrate for acid-loving plants

Hypernyms ("substratum" is a kind of...):

surface (the extended two-dimensional outer boundary of a three-dimensional object)

Meaning:

Any stratum or layer lying underneath another

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Synonyms:

substratum; substrate

Hypernyms ("substratum" is a kind of...):

stratum (one of several parallel layers of material arranged one on top of another (such as a layer of tissue or cells in an organism or a layer of sedimentary rock))

Meaning:

An indigenous language that contributes features to the language of an invading people who impose their language on the indigenous population

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

substratum; substrate

Context example:

the Celtic languages of Britain are a substrate for English

Hypernyms ("substratum" is a kind of...):

indigenous language (a language that originated in a specified place and was not brought to that place from elsewhere)