Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

superstrate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.18 in modern English

Syllables: su-per-strate
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A layer or stratum adjacent and parallel to another.

noun

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

noun

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 appropriate wavelengths of the solar spectrum.

noun

Alternative form of superstratum.

verb

To arrange in parallel layers or strata.

Example Sentences

"However influential Sanskrit and Pāli were, then, linguistically both were limited to a “superstrate” role here: nowhere did they replace the native tongues of Southeast Asia."

Inflected Forms

superstrates (plural) superstrates (present, singular) superstrating (participle, present) superstrated (participle, past) superstrated (past)

Derived Forms

superstratist

Frequently Paired Words

strate

Synonyms

superstratum

Antonyms

substrate

Questions

What does superstrate mean?: A layer or stratum adjacent and parallel to another.

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