Substructure — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the basic structure or features of a system or organization

lowest support of a structure

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sˈʌbstɹʌktʃɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/sˈʌbstɹʌktʃə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sˈʌbstɹʌktʃə/

3 syllables Say it as /sˈʌbstɹʌktʃɚ/.

Examples

it was built on a base of solid rock
he stood at the foot of the tower

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

base groundwork foot foundation infrastructure fundament understructure

Parts of Speech

noun	the basic structure or features of a system or organization
noun	lowest support of a structure “it was built on a base of solid rock”

Word Forms

basal

adjective

serving as or forming a base

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Unterbau

die grundlegende Struktur oder Merkmale eines Systems oder einer Organisation

🇫🇷French

structure

la structure ou les caractéristiques de base d'un système ou d'une organisation

🇪🇸Spanish

infraestructura

La estructura básica o características de un sistema u organización.

🇮🇹Italian

sottostruttura

la struttura o le caratteristiche di base di un sistema o di un'organizzazione

🇳🇱Dutch

onderbouw

de basisstructuur of kenmerken van een systeem of organisatie

🇵🇹Portuguese

subestrutura

a estrutura ou características básicas de um sistema ou organização

🇷🇺Russian

подструктура

базовая структура или особенности системы или организации

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बुनियाद

किसी प्रणाली या संगठन की मूल संरचना या विशेषताएँ

🇧🇩Bengali

সাবস্ট্রাকচার

একটি সিস্টেম বা সংস্থার মৌলিক কাঠামো বা বৈশিষ্ট্য

🇮🇳Tamil

உட்கட்டமைப்பு

ஒரு அமைப்பு அல்லது அமைப்பின் அடிப்படை கட்டமைப்பு அல்லது அம்சங்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

ఉపనిర్మాణం

సిస్టమ్ లేదా సంస్థ యొక్క ప్రాథమిక నిర్మాణం లేదా లక్షణాలు

🇮🇳Marathi

उपरचना

प्रणाली किंवा संस्थेची मूलभूत रचना किंवा वैशिष्ट्ये

🇮🇳Gujarati

સબસ્ટ્રક્ચર

સિસ્ટમ અથવા સંસ્થાની મૂળભૂત રચના અથવા સુવિધાઓ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಬ್ಸ್ಟ್ರಕ್ಚರ್

ವ್ಯವಸ್ಥೆ ಅಥವಾ ಸಂಸ್ಥೆಯ ಮೂಲ ರಚನೆ ಅಥವಾ ವೈಶಿಷ್ಟ್ಯಗಳು

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഉപഘടന

ഒരു സിസ്റ്റത്തിൻ്റെയോ ഓർഗനൈസേഷൻ്റെയോ അടിസ്ഥാന ഘടന അല്ലെങ്കിൽ സവിശേഷതകൾ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਬਸਟਰਕਚਰ

ਇੱਕ ਸਿਸਟਮ ਜਾਂ ਸੰਗਠਨ ਦੀ ਬੁਨਿਆਦੀ ਬਣਤਰ ਜਾਂ ਵਿਸ਼ੇਸ਼ਤਾਵਾਂ

🇵🇰Urdu

ذیلی ڈھانچہ

کسی نظام یا تنظیم کی بنیادی ساخت یا خصوصیات

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

下部结构

系统或组织的基本结构或特征

🇯🇵Japanese

下部構造

システムまたは組織の基本的な構造または特徴

🇰🇷Korean

기초 공사

시스템이나 조직의 기본 구조나 특징

🇻🇳Vietnamese

công trình phụ

cấu trúc hoặc tính năng cơ bản của một hệ thống hoặc tổ chức

🇹🇭Thai

โครงสร้างย่อย

โครงสร้างพื้นฐานหรือคุณลักษณะของระบบหรือองค์กร

🇮🇩Indonesian

struktur bawah

struktur dasar atau fitur dari suatu sistem atau organisasi

🇲🇾Malay

substruktur

struktur atau ciri asas sistem atau organisasi

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

البنية التحتية

الهيكل الأساسي أو الميزات للنظام أو المنظمة

🇮🇷Persian

زیرسازی

ساختار یا ویژگی های اساسی یک سیستم یا سازمان

🇹🇷Turkish

altyapı

bir sistemin veya organizasyonun temel yapısı veya özellikleri

🇮🇱Hebrew

מַסָד

המבנה או התכונות הבסיסיות של מערכת או ארגון

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The primary meaning of 'substructure' is 'the basic structure or features of a system or organization'.

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