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superstructure
n.
part of a building located above the foundation; structure that is built on top of another; something that is based upon something else
Superstructure
A
superstructure is an upward extension of an existing structure above a baseline. This term is applied to various kinds of physical structures such as
buildings,
bridges, or
ships having the
degree of freedom zero (in the terms of theory of machines). The word "superstructure" is a combination of the
Latin prefix,
super (meaning
above, in addition) with the Latin
stem word,
structure (meaning
to build or
to heap up).
superstructure
Noun
1. structure consisting of the part of a ship above the main deck
(hypernym) structure, construction
(hyponym) deck-house
(part-holonym) ship
superstructure
nf.
superstructure, part of a building located above the foundation; structure that is built on top of another; something that is based upon something else
Superstructure
(n.)
The sleepers, and fastenings, in distinction from the roadbed.
(n.)
Any material structure or edifice built on something else; that which is raised on a foundation or basis
(n.)
all that part of a building above the basement. Also used figuratively.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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