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stratum vs substratum

substratum vs stratum

stratum and substratum both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
stratum Yes No No No
substratum Yes No No No
As nouns, substratum is a hyponym of stratum; that is, substratum is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than stratum:
  • stratum: one of several parallel layers of material arranged one on top of another (such as a layer of tissue or cells in an organism or a layer of sedimentary rock)
  • substratum: any stratum or layer lying underneath another
Other hyponyms of stratum include cuticle, epidermis, corneum, horny layer, stratum corneum, stratum lucidum, stratum granulosum, malpighian layer, rete Malpighii, stratum basale, stratum germinativum, corium, derma, dermis, cambium, paries, wall, substrate, superstrate, superstratum, horizon, bed, seam, bed.
stratum (noun) substratum (noun)
an abstract place usually conceived as having depth an indigenous language that contributes features to the language of an invading people who impose their language on the indigenous population
a subpopulation divided into a stratified sampling any stratum or layer lying underneath another
people having the same social, economic, or educational status a surface on which an organism grows or is attached
one of several parallel layers of material arranged one on top of another (such as a layer of tissue or cells in an organism or a layer of sedimentary rock)
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