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Superstructure vs Ultrastructure - What's the difference?

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Superstructure is a related term of ultrastructure.


As nouns the difference between superstructure and ultrastructure

is that superstructure is (nautical) any structure built above the top full deck (fm 55-501) while ultrastructure is (biology) the fine, detailed structure of a biological specimen that can only be observed by electron microscopy.

superstructure

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (nautical) Any structure built above the top full deck. (FM 55-501).
  • Any material structure or edifice built on something else; that which is raised on a foundation or basis
  • all that part of a building above the basement. Also used figuratively.
  • (British) (railroad ) The sleepers, and fastenings, in distinction from the roadbed.

    • 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