Antonyms for substratum


Grammar : Noun
Spell : suhb-strey-tuh m, -strat-uh m, suhb-strey-tuh m, -strat-uh m
Phonetic Transcription : ˈsʌbˌstreɪ təm, -ˌstræt əm, sʌbˈstreɪ təm, -ˈstræt əm


Definition of substratum

Origin :
  • 1630s, from Modern Latin substratum (plural substrata), neuter singular past participle of Latin substernere "to spread underneath," from sub- (see sub-) + sternere (see stratum).
  • noun base
Example sentences :
  • The bottom was quite even and flat, resting upon a substratum of coral.
  • Extract from : « Adrift on the Pacific » by Edward S. Ellis
  • Beneath Verinder's bland manner there lurked a substratum of triumph.
  • Extract from : « The Highgrader » by William MacLeod Raine
  • "There may always be a substratum of friendship," she argued.
  • Extract from : « Tristram of Blent » by Anthony Hope
  • The substratum was showing itself for a moment in the character of the Countess.
  • Extract from : « Earl Hubert's Daughter » by Emily Sarah Holt
  • For only that which has matter as its substratum can be quantitatively differentiated.
  • Extract from : « A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy » by Isaac Husik
  • But the "substratum" of the soul must be something else in addition to this.
  • Extract from : « The Complex Vision » by John Cowper Powys
  • There was some substratum of sense in Beaumanoir's chaffing.
  • Extract from : « A Son of the Immortals » by Louis Tracy
  • There is a substratum of iniquity lower than any writers have ever touched.
  • Extract from : « Gipsy Life » by George Smith
  • Miracles are the substratum of the foundation underlying our faith.
  • Extract from : « Autobiography of Frank G. Allen, Minister of the Gospel » by Frank G. Allen
  • In this, as in most other popular errors, there is found a substratum of reason.
  • Extract from : « Notes and Queries, Number 166, January 1, 1853 » by Various

Synonyms for substratum

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