Definition of Superstructures. Meaning of Superstructures. Synonyms of Superstructures

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Definition of Superstructures

Superstructure
Superstructure Su`per*struc"ture, n. [Cf. F. superstructure.] 1. Any material structure or edifice built on something else; that which is raised on a foundation or basis; esp. (Arch.), all that part of a building above the basement. Also used figuratively. You have added to your natural endowments the superstructure of study. --Dryden. 2. (Railway Engin.) The sleepers, and fastenings, in distinction from the roadbed.

Meaning of Superstructures from wikipedia

- contradictions) still drive superstructures. Hence the 'relative' element of 'relative autonomy'. At the same time, the fact that superstructures must solve problems...
- 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...
- Look up superstructure in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A superstructure is an upward extension of an existing structure above a baseline, in civil...
- called an incommensurate structure. There are basically three types of superstructures in crystals: When a crystalline material that contains atoms with uncompensated...
- The observable universe is a spherical region of the universe consisting of all matter that can be observed from Earth; the electromagnetic radiation from...
- Rubiño-Martín and Enn Saar. The BOSS Great Wall is one of the largest superstructures in the observable universe, though there are even larger structures...
- A railway track (CwthE and UIC terminology) or railroad track (NAmE), also known as permanent way (CwthE) or "P Way" (BrE and Indian English), is the structure...
- partially covered with a deck. Atop the deck may be a deckhouse and other superstructures, such as a funnel, derrick, or mast. The line where the hull meets...
- original superstructure and weapons were removed and replaced under project SCB 172. The converted ships had new very high superstructures and relied...
- Vessels often have more than one level both within the hull and in the superstructure above the primary deck, similar to the floors of a multi-storey building...