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su·per·strate

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. superstrate, superstratumnoun

    the language of a later invading people that is imposed on an indigenous population and contributes features to their language

  2. superstrate, superstratumnoun

    any stratum or layer superimposed on another

Wiktionary

  1. superstratenoun

    A layer or stratum adjacent and parallel to another.

  2. superstratenoun

    The sudden increase in the electrical conductivity of some metals as their temperature falls to near absolute zero.

  3. superstratenoun

    The covering on the sunny side of a photovoltaic (PV) module, providing protection for the PV materials from impact and environmental degradation while allowing maximum transmission of the appropiate wavelengths of the solar spectrum.

  4. superstrateverb

    To arrange in parallel layers or strata.

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  1. superstrate

    A superstrate is a term used in linguistics to refer to a language that has influenced another language which it came into contact with, often due to social, political, or economic dominance. The influenced language (called the substrate) absorbs elements such as vocabulary, grammar, or pronunciation from the superstrate. In materials science, superstrate is a term referring to the material, layer, or substrate which is placed on top of another in the process of fabrication or deposition.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of superstrate in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of superstrate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

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