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substrate


  5  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Substrate  \Sub"strate\,  n. 
  A  substratum.  [R.] 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Substrate  \Sub"strate\,  a. 
  Having  very  slight  furrows.  [R.] 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Substrate  \Sub*strate"\,  v.  t.  [L.  substratus,  p.  p.  of 
  substrahere  See  {Substratum}.] 
  To  strew  or  lay  under  anything  [Obs.] 
 
  The  melted  glass  being  supported  by  the  substrated 
  sand.  --Boyle. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  substrate 
  n  1:  the  substance  acted  upon  by  an  enzyme  or  ferment 
  2:  any  stratum  lying  underneath  another  [syn:  {substratum}] 
 
  From  The  Free  On-line  Dictionary  of  Computing  (13  Mar  01)  [foldoc]: 
 
  substrate 
 
    The  body  or  base  layer  of  an  {integrated  circuit}, 
  onto  which  other  layers  are  deposited  to  form  the  circuit. 
  The  substrate  is  usually  Silicon,  though  Sapphire  is  used  for 
  certain  applications,  particularly  military,  where  radiation 
  resistance  is  important.  The  substrate  is  originally  part  of 
  the  {wafer}  from  which  the  {die}  is  cut.  It  is  used  as  the 
  electrical  {ground}  for  the  circuit. 
 
  (1996-04-07) 
 
 




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