substrate
part of speech
noun (a substrate, substrates)
meaning for a pupil
1) (science) A substrate is the surface or material that something grows on or lives on, such as soil, sand, rock or a fish tank's gravel. tree →
2) (science) In chemistry and biology, a substrate is the substance that an enzyme acts on and changes. tree →
3) (technology) A substrate is a base layer that something else is built on, like the material under a computer chip. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the mystic school: In note 04 a substrate is the material that carries a mind, neurons or silicon; the note asks whether the difference is only of substrate. In the primary lessons: In science lessons about habitats, the substrate of a rock pool, stream or aquarium is what lives on the bottom. In biology, «enzymes break down substrates». In pet care, reptile and fish owners choose a safe substrate for the tank. Phrases: «on the substrate», «enzyme and substrate».
examples
- Seen from far enough away, the difference between a biological mind and an artificial one may look less like a boundary between "real" and "fake" intelligence, and more like a difference between substrates. (note 04) tree →
- Machines learn from examples, predict, imitate, make mistakes, forget and revise; so do humans. From far enough away the difference looks less like "real" versus "fake" and more like two substrates, one grown and one manufactured, both systems that turn information into action. (lesson 007) tree →
- The stream's substrate was gravel and pebbles. tree →
- Mussels attach themselves to a rocky substrate. tree →
- We put sand as the substrate in the fish tank. tree →
- Mushrooms grow on a substrate of wood or straw. tree →
- Each enzyme works on its own substrate. tree →
- The gecko's tank needs a safe substrate. tree →
note
Countable, science word. «Sub-» means «under»: the layer underneath. Not used in everyday chat.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «substrate» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.