substruction

[ suhb-struhk-shuhn ]

/ sʌbˈstrʌk ʃən /

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noun

a foundation or substructure.

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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

OTHER WORDS FROM substruction

sub·struc·tion·al, adjective

Words nearby substruction

substitutive, substitutivity, substrate, substratosphere, substratum, substruction, substructure, subsulfate, subsume, subsumption, subsurface

Example sentences from the Web for substruction

Strabo describes it as standing upon a lofty substruction of white stone, and shaded up to the top with trees.
Rambles in Rome|S. Russell Forbes
It was wide and solidly built, resting on the Roman substruction, and covered by a platform on vaulting.
Annals of a Fortress|E. Viollet-le-Duc
All the rectangular stones of the substruction are of white marble.
Rambles in Rome|S. Russell Forbes
The remains are interesting, though they do little more than show perfectly the substruction and plan of the ancient building.
Walks in Rome|Augustus J.C. Hare

The substruction of this temple, which has been laid bare, consists of tufa cased with travertine.
Old Rome|Robert Burn

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