English-Italian translations for substrate

• sottostrato
• substrato
  Il suolo inoltre svolge molte altre funzioni importanti: è un substrato per le attività umane, le città e le infrastrutture, nonché per la natura e preziosi paesaggi. The soil also performs many other important functions: it is a substrate for human activities, along with towns and infrastructure, and also for nature and valuable landscapes.

Definition of substrate

• What an enzyme acts upon
• An underlying layer; a substratum
• A metal which is plated with another metal which has different physical properties
• The substance lining the bottom edge of an enclosure
• To strew or lay under
• Having very slight furrows

Examples

• The rock surface of a rockpool is the substrate for a sessile organism such as a limpet.
• The substrate of an aquarium can affect the waters acidity.
• Stream substrate affects fish longevity.

Related words

• substratum
• cosubstrate
• substratal
• substrative
• substratum language