substrate
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
- Direction
- arrow points to the broader concept
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the substance that is acted upon by an enzyme or ferment
Types & categories
- substance hypernym
Sense 2 noun
a surface on which an organism grows or is attached
the gardener talked about the proper substrate for acid-loving plants
Types & categories
- surface hypernym
Sense 3 noun
any stratum or layer lying underneath another
Types & categories
- stratum hypernym
Sense 4 noun
an indigenous language that contributes features to the language of an invading people who impose their language on the indigenous population
the Celtic languages of Britain are a substrate for English
Types & categories
- indigenous language hypernym
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | substance |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | surface |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | stratum |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | indigenous language |