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View synonyms for substructure
substructure
/ ˈsʌbˌstrʌktʃə /
noun
- a structure, pattern, etc, that forms the basis of anything
- a structure forming a foundation or framework for a building or other construction
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Derived Forms
- subˈstructural, adjective
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Other Words From
- sub·structur·al adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of substructure1
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Example Sentences
It was pulled down in 1547, but the substructure was left standing, and some private houses were erected upon it.
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The side facing the north rested upon a solid substructure of hard blocks of hewn stone washed by the waves.
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It is indeed the foundation, the substructure of a plant, but not strictly the first thing that starts to grow.
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Early in September the first brick of my new National Opera-house, prior to the commencement of the substructure, was laid.
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The street at this point is (or was) obviously supported upon a masonry substructure, upon which the houses abut.
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