Obs. [ad. L. substrātus, pa. pple. of substernĕre, f. sub- SUB- 2 + sternĕre to throw or lay down.] Underlying; forming a substratum; constituting the subject-matter.
1678. Gale, Crt. Gentiles, IV. III. 2. Sin, as to its material constitution, has for its substrate mater or subject some natural good.
1684. trans. Bonet’s Merc. Compit., XIV. 476. The Womb … has no proper Substrate Matter to breed a Callus.
1844. Blackw. Mag., LV. 668. The Thought … remains; the substrate, absolute, essential, generic notion.
