substrate — Dizionario inglese

Sostantivo

1. An underlying layer; a substratum.

2. The substance lining the bottom edge of an enclosure.

   Esempi

   The substrate of an aquarium can affect the water's acidity.

   Stream substrate affects fish longevity.

3. A substance acted upon, as by an enzyme.

4. A surface on which an organism grows, or to which an organism or an item is attached.

   Esempi

   The rock surface of a rockpool is the substrate for a sessile organism such as a limpet.

   Altri esempi (3)

   This definition [of "tool"] is not simple, but contains several elements. The tool must not be part of the animal's body (a beak is not a tool); the user must manipulate the tool in some way for it to realise its function; and, finally, a tool cannot be attached to the substrate. This is a fairly clear definition, but does seem to produce some rather arbitrary distinctions (Hansell 1987b). The spider Dinopis, for example, makes a small web which it holds in its legs, thrusting it down on passing ants. This is a tool, but all other webs, however complex, are not since they are anchored to the substrate. The woodpecker finch […] that uses a fine stick held in the beak to extract insect prey from wood, is a tool user, but a shrike […] that impales an insect on a thorn still attached to the bush is not.

   Detach/subtract [tasks involve] Severing a fixed attachment between environmental objects (or the substrate) or removing object(s) from another unattached object, so the latter is a more useful tool.

   Amphisteginids and peneroplids were among the few taxa found in the bay environments, probably due to their preferences for phytal substrates and tolerance to moderate levels of eutrophication.

5. A language that is replaced in a population by another language and that influences the language imposed on its speakers.

   Contrari

   superstrate

6. A metal which is plated with another metal which has different physical properties.

7. A surface to which a substance adheres.

Verbo

1. To strew or lay under.

   Uso

   • obsoleto
   • transitivo

   Esempi

   The melted glass being supported by the substrated sand.

Aggettivo

1. Having very slight furrows.

Sostantivo

1. the substance that is acted upon by an enzyme or ferment

   Termini più generali

   substance

2. a surface on which an organism grows or is attached

   Sinonimi

   substratum

   Termini più generali

   surface

   Esempi

   the gardener talked about the proper substrate for acid-loving plants

3. any stratum or layer lying underneath another

   Sinonimi

   substratum

   Termini più generali

   stratum

4. an indigenous language that contributes features to the language of an invading people who impose their language on the indigenous population

   Sinonimi

   substratum

   Termini più generali

   indigenous language

   Esempi

   the Celtic languages of Britain are a substrate for English