Sentence examples for The substratum from inspiring English sources
noun
A layer that lies underneath another.
The substratum is made of Pliocene deposits including sandstone, marl and various conglomerates.
The substratum is partly a hard brown stone, and partly limestone of very good quality.
The substratum stability was determined using the CSM [64].
The substratum free from the alga was colonised by encrusting sponges (Fig. 3c, 4).
The gametophore is often attached to the substratum by rhizoids.
The plants are often flattened horizontal to the substratum.
Unlike true sea pens, sea pansies lie flat on the substratum.
This wall comprises an even number of calcareous plates cemented to the substratum.
This causes an accumulation of the more resistant fraction (humates and tannins) in the substratum.
The gametophyte remains attached to the substratum by way of filamentous rhizoids.
It is the substratum vibration that they sense through the vibratory receptors located on their legs.
