substrata
/sʌbˈstreɪtə/
noun
- Layers or surfaces that lie beneath something, especially in geology or biology; the underlying foundation or basis.
- The geologist studied the different substrata of rock beneath the soil.
- In linguistics, the substrata of older languages can still be seen in modern vocabulary.
- The artist painted on a canvas with a special substrata to make the colors brighter.
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