substruction

American  

[suhb-struhk-shuhn] / sʌbˈstrʌk ʃən /

noun

1. a foundation or substructure.

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Other Word Forms

• substructional adjective

Etymology

Origin of substruction

1615–25; < Latin substructiōn- (stem of substructiō ) foundation, equivalent to substruct ( us ), past participle of substruere to lay a foundation ( sub- sub- + struc-, variant stem of struere to arrange, put in order + -tus past participle suffix) + -iōn- -ion

Example Sentences

The building," he says,637 "was constructed of sun-dried bricks, forming four walls, the base of which rested upon a substruction of solid stone-work.

From History of Phoenicia by Rawlinson, George

The remains are interesting, though they do little more than show perfectly the substruction and plan of the ancient building.

From Walks in Rome by Hare, Augustus J. C.

Substance here has its etymological sense, and is the same word in Greek and English, meaning basis, foundation, support, or substruction.

From Orthodoxy: Its Truths And Errors by Clarke, James Freeman