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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