🔤 Understratum ✨

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URDU

نچلی تہہ، بنیادی تہہ، ذیلی تہہ، نیچے کی سطح، بنیادی بنیاد، زیر سطح
🅰️ Roman Urdu:
nichli teh, bunyadi teh, zeri teh, neche ki satah, bunyadi bunyaad, zair-i-satah
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ENGLISH

📚noun
understratum
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PRONUNCIATION

Standard: /ˈʌn.dəˌstrɑː.təm/
Phonetic: /uhn der strah tuhm/
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DEFINITION

an underlying layer or stratum, such as subsoil or a foundational sub-layer
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EXAMPLE SENTENCES

Roots of deep plants anchor securely into the nutrient rich understratum of soil. Engineers inspected the solid rock understratum before laying heavy foundations. The geologist analyzed samples from the understratum to date the rock formation. Moisture trapped in the sandy understratum helped trees survive the long drought. The road buckled because the soft understratum shifted after heavy rainfall.
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SYNONYMS

substrate subsoil foundation underlying layer substratum
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ANTONYMS

top layer surface topsoil upper layer
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