substratum
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8.9
- noun
- /ˈsʌbstrætəm/
:
sustrato
- In philosophy, some theories suggest that feelings of consciousness arise from a substratum of mental processes.
There's a substratum of peace underneath it.
- There's a substratum of peace underneath it.
- That means consciousness is the substratum in which everything is arising, including this universe.
- It's it's the substratum, as Locke would say, right?
Examples
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The notion that there are ideas that then take form, or ideas that can be extracted from the material substratum, doesn't make any sense.
Academic text (2012) -
The fact that such cases are repeated within families would suggest a hereditary substratum.
Blog text (2) -
That means consciousness is the substratum in which everything is arising, including this universe.
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Fundamentally, political conflicts rest on an environmental and economic substratum.
Academic text (1997) -
There's a substratum of peace underneath it.
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A substratum of startled gratitude lay permanently beneath her and spread upward into all her gestures.
Fiction book (2000) -
I am describing a substratum of opinion increasingly impatient with the rigidity and the paralysis of the Kashmir problem.
Academic text (1995) -
The archaeologists discovered a substratum of clay beneath the ancient city ruins, providing insights into the civilization's building techniques.
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The herbal remedy's effectiveness may depend on a substratum of chemical compounds within the plants used.
Synonyms
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1.0
The bottom part that supports something, for example an organ or object
182
4.1
A deeper level in a story or system that adds meaning
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5.4
A level below another in a building or mine
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7.9
A layer that lies under another layer, for example under soil or paint
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7.2
The parts under a building or system that hold it up
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5.4
A layer of soil under the topsoil and above the rock that has less plant material and more minerals
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7.3
The strong base under a building that holds it up
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5.1
A thin part under another surface, for example under paint or soil
A material placed under something else to protect or support it
A level of meaning or thought within an idea
Antonyms
How Fundamental
- Specialized
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4.7
- Specialized
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3.6
1
8.9
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2.0
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3.4
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Substratum comes from Latin parts sub- 'under' and stratum 'layer', so it literally means an 'under layer'. Think of a hidden layer of rock or soil beneath ancient ruins, and that's why substratum means the foundation beneath something.