Substrate may refer to:
Physical layers
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Substrate (biology)
In biology, a substrate is the surface on which an organism (such as a plant, fungus, or animal) lives. A substrate can include biotic or abiotic materials and animals. For example, encrusting algae that lives on a rock (its substrate) can be it ...
, the natural environment in which an organism lives, or the surface or medium on which an organism grows or is attached
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Substrate (aquatic environment)
Substrate is the earthy material that forms or collects at the bottom of an aquatic habitat. It is made of sediments that may consist of:
*Silt – A loose, granular material with mineral particles 0.5 mm or less in diameter.
*Clay – A s ...
, the earthy material that exists in the bottom of an aquatic habitat, like dirt, rocks, sand, or gravel
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Substrate (vivarium), the material used in the bottom of a vivarium or terrarium
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Substrate (aquarium)
The substrate of an aquarium refers to the material used on the tank bottom. It can affect water chemistry, filtration, and the well-being of the aquarium's inhabitants and is also an important part of the aquarium's aesthetic appeal. The appropri ...
, the material used in the bottom of an aquarium
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Substrate (building), natural stone, masonry surface, ceramic and porcelain tiles
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Substrate (chemistry)
In chemistry, the term substrate is highly context-dependent. Broadly speaking, it can refer either to a chemical species being observed in a chemical reaction, or to a surface on which other chemical reactions or microscopy are performed.
In t ...
, the reactant which is consumed during a catalytic or enzymatic reaction
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Substrate (materials science)
Substrate is a term used in materials science and engineering to describe the base material on which processing is conducted. Surfaces have different uses, including producing new film or layers of material and being a base to which another subst ...
, the material on which a process is conducted
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Substrate (printing)
Substrate is used in a converting process such as printing or coating to generally describe the base material onto which, e.g. images, will be printed. Base materials may include:
* plastic films or foils,
* release liner
* textiles,
* plastic c ...
, the base material that images will be printed onto
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Printed circuit board
A printed circuit board (PCB), also called printed wiring board (PWB), is a Lamination, laminated sandwich structure of electrical conduction, conductive and Insulator (electricity), insulating layers, each with a pattern of traces, planes ...
(PCB), or more specifically, the electrically insulating portion of a PCB structure, such as fiberglass bound together with epoxy cement
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Substrate (geology), a stratum on which another geologic stratum lies
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Wafer (electronics)
In electronics, a wafer (also called a slice or substrate) is a thin slice of semiconductor, such as a crystalline silicon (c-Si, silicium), used for Semiconductor device fabrication, the fabrication of integrated circuits and, in photovoltaics, ...
, sometimes called a substrate for deposition or growth processes
Other uses
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Substratum (linguistics)
In linguistics, a stratum (Latin for 'layer') or strate is a historical layer of language that influences or is influenced by another language through contact. The notion of "strata" was first developed by the Italian linguist Graziadio Isaia A ...
, in linguistics, a language that influences but is supplanted by a second language
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Neural substrate
A neural substrate is a term used in neuroscience to indicate the part of the central nervous system (i.e., brain and spinal cord) that underlies a specific behavior, cognitive process, or psychological state. ''Neural'' is an adjective relating ...
, in neuroscience, the set of brain structures that underlies a specific behavior or psychological state
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Substrate (blockchain framework)
Polkadot is a decentralized, nominated proof-of-stake blockchain with smart contract functionality. The cryptocurrency native to the blockchain is the DOT.
It is designed to allow blockchains to exchange messages and perform transactions with eac ...
is a framework for developing
blockchains
The blockchain is a distributed ledger with growing lists of records (''blocks'') that are securely linked together via cryptographic hashes. Each block contains a cryptographic hash of the previous block, a timestamp, and transaction data (g ...
on the
Polkadot network
See also
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Substrata (disambiguation)
Substrata, plural of substratum, may refer to:
*Earth's substrata, the geologic layering of the Earth
*''Hypokeimenon'', sometimes translated as ''substratum'', a concept in metaphysics
*Substrata (album), a 1997 ambient music album by Biosphere
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Monism
Monism attributes oneness or singleness () to a concept, such as to existence. Various kinds of monism can be distinguished:
* Priority monism states that all existing things go back to a source that is distinct from them; e.g., in Neoplatonis ...
, for the concept of the universal substrate in philosophy
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Reagent
In chemistry, a reagent ( ) or analytical reagent is a substance or compound added to a system to cause a chemical reaction, or test if one occurs. The terms ''reactant'' and ''reagent'' are often used interchangeably, but reactant specifies a ...
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Reactant
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Subjectile
The subjectile is the theoretical base or material foregrounding of an artistic painting. Famously, the word was used by Jacques DerridaDerrida J., and Thévenin, P., ''The Secret Art of Antonin Artaud'', Caws, Mary Ann, The MIT Press, 1998. to de ...
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Superstrate
In linguistics, a stratum (Latin for 'layer') or strate is a historical layer of language that influences or is influenced by another language through contact. The notion of "strata" was first developed by the Italian linguist Graziadio Isaia A ...
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