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Substructure vs Ultrastructure - What's the difference?

substructure | ultrastructure | Related terms |

Ultrastructure is a related term of substructure.



As nouns the difference between substructure and ultrastructure

is that substructure is the supporting part of a structure (either physical or organizational; the foundation) while ultrastructure is the fine, detailed structure of a biological specimen that can only be observed by electron microscopy.

substructure

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The supporting part of a structure (either physical or organizational; the foundation).
  • The earth or gravel that railway sleepers are embedded in.

    • Synonyms

    * (l)

    See also

    * superstructure

    ultrastructure

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia ultrastructure) (en noun)
  • (biology) The fine, detailed structure of a biological specimen that can only be observed by electron microscopy

    • Derived terms

    * ultrastructural * ultrastructurally * ultrastructured

    Related terms

    * superstructure * hyperstructure * substructure * infrastructure