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• sub|stra|tum — «suhb STRAY tuhm, STRAT uhm», noun, plural ta or tums. 1. a layer lying under another: »Beneath the sandy soil there was a substratum of clay ten feet thick. 2. a layer of earth lying just under the surface soil; subsoil. 3. Figurative. basis; …   Useful english dictionary

• sub — sub·abdominal; sub·account; sub·acetate; sub·acid; sub·acidity; sub·acute; sub·adult; sub·aerial; sub·aesthetic; sub·age; sub·agency; sub·agent; sub·akhmimic; sub·alary; sub·alate; sub·alimentation; sub·alkaline; sub·allocate; sub·almoner;… …   English syllables

• substratum — sub•stra•tum [[t]ˈsʌbˌstreɪ təm, ˌstræt əm, sʌbˈstreɪ təm, ˈstræt əm[/t]] n. pl. stra•ta [[t] ˌstreɪ tə, ˌstræt ə, ˈstreɪ tə, ˈstræt ə[/t]] stra•tums 1) something that is spread or laid under something else; a stratum or layer lying under another …   From formal English to slang

• substratum — sub|stra|tum [ sʌb,streıtəm, sʌb,stratəm ] (plural sub|stra|ta [ sʌb,streıtə, sʌb,stratə ] ) noun count 1. ) a layer of something that is below another layer, especially in the ground 2. ) a basic feature or aspect of something that exists but is …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• substratum — sub|stra|tum [ˌsʌbˈstra:təm US ˈstreı ] n plural substrata [ tə] technical a layer that lies beneath another layer, especially in the earth ▪ a substratum of rock ▪ a social substratum …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• substratum — Any layer or stratum lying beneath another. [L. see substrate] * * * sub·stra·tum səb .strāt əm, .strat , səb n, pl stra·ta ə 1) the material of which something is made and from which it derives its special qualities 2) SUBSTRATE (2 …   Medical dictionary

• Substrata — Substratum Sub*stra tum, n.; pl. {Substrata}. [L. substratus, p. p. of substernere to strew under; sub under + sternere to strew. See {Stratum}.] 1. That which is laid or spread under; that which underlies something, as a layer of earth lying… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Substratum — Sub*stra tum, n.; pl. {Substrata}. [L. substratus, p. p. of substernere to strew under; sub under + sternere to strew. See {Stratum}.] 1. That which is laid or spread under; that which underlies something, as a layer of earth lying under another; …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• ra — ra·chid·i·an; ra·chi·form; ra·chi·glos·sa; ra·chil·la; ra·chi·o·dont; ra·chi·om·e·ter; ra·chi·on; ra·chis; ra·chis·chi·sis; ra·chit·ic; ra·chi·tis; ra·chit·o·mi; ra·cial; ra·cial·ism; ra·cial·ist; ra·cial·is·tic; ra·ci·al·i·ty; ra·cial·iza·tion;… …   English syllables

• НЕРВЫ ЧЕЛОВЕКА — НЕРВЫ ЧЕЛОВЕКА. [Анатомия, физиология и патология нерва см. ст. Нервы в томе XX; там же (ст. 667 782) рисунки Нервы человека]. Ниже приведена таблица нервов, освещающая в систематическом порядке важнейшие моменты анатомии и физиологии каждого… …   Большая медицинская энциклопедия