substructure (ˈsʌbˌstrʌktʃə
)
Definitions
noun
- a structure, pattern, etc, that forms the basis of anything
- a structure forming a foundation or framework for a building or other construction
Alternative Forms
subˈstructural adjectiveUsage examples
The face was grey, soft and slack, falling away from its substructure.
, THE COMPANY OF STRANGERS (2002)His nudes have an extra sensuality, his landscapes an extra geometrical substructure , his whole oeuvre an extra drive and enterprise.
Times, Sunday Times (2002)Adorno, like Derrida, sought to produce a fundamental change in the metaphysical substructure of contemporary thought.
, Foucault and Derrida - The Other Side Of Reason (1990)