substruction

noun

sub·​struc·​tion

-kshən

plural -s

: the underlying or supporting part of a fabrication (such as a building or dam)

substructional

-kshənᵊl

-shnəl

adjective

Word History

Etymology

Latin substruction-, substructio, from substructus (past participle) + -ion-, -io -ion

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