Substrate : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Substrate	by the DICT Development Group
5 results for Substrate
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
substrate n the substance that is acted upon by an enzyme or ferment a surface on which an organism grows or is attached; "the gardener talked about the proper substrate for acid-loving plants" Synonym(s): substrate, substratum any stratum or layer lying underneath another Synonym(s): substrate, substratum an indigenous language that contributes features to the language of an invading people who impose their language on the indigenous population; "the Celtic languages of Britain are a substrate for English" Synonym(s): substrate, substratum
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Substrate \Sub"strate\, n. A substratum. [R.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Substrate \Sub"strate\, a. Having very slight furrows. [R.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Substrate \Sub*strate"\, v. t. [L. substratus, p. p. of substrahere. See {Substratum}.] To strew or lay under anything. [Obs.] The melted glass being supported by the substrated sand. --Boyle.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
substrate The body or base layer of an {integrated circuit}, onto which other layers are deposited to form the circuit. The substrate is usually Silicon, though Sapphire is used for certain applications, particularly military, where radiation resistance is important. The substrate is originally part of the {wafer} from which the {die} is cut. It is used as the electrical {ground} for the circuit. (1996-04-07)