substructure

1. The supporting part of a structure (either physical or organizational; the foundation).
2. The earth or gravel that the railway tracks are embedded in.
3. (Marxism) Synonym of base (“the forces and relations of production that produce the necessities and amenities of life”).

Etymology

From sub- + structure.

Synonyms

foundation

base

infrastructure

understructure

groundwork

basis

foot

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fundament

substruction

subjective

lower part

keystone

infrastucture

metastructure

basic structure

underground structure

polycrystalline substance

hypogee

subsurface structure

minor structure

Translations

Unterbau

fondation

infrastructure

infraestructura

infra-estrutura

fundamento

fundament

υποδομή

substructure

base

Grundlage

infrastruktura

infrastructuur

infraestructura

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