Superstructure

Superstructure
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  • superstructure — [ sypɛrstryktyr ] n. f. • 1872; « élément inutile » 1764; de super et structure 1 ♦ Partie (d une construction) située au dessus du sol, d un niveau. Superstructure d un pont. Ensemble des travaux exécutés hors de terre. Les superstructures d une …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • 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.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • superstructure — index building (structure) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • superstructure — 1640s, from SUPER (Cf. super ) + STRUCTURE (Cf. structure) …   Etymology dictionary

  • superstructure — ► NOUN 1) a structure built on top of something else. 2) the part of a building above its foundations. 3) the parts of a ship, other than masts and rigging, above its hull and main deck. 4) a concept or idea based on others …   English terms dictionary

  • superstructure — [so͞o′pərstruk΄chər] n. 1. a structure built on top of another: sometimes used figuratively 2. that part of a building above the foundation 3. that part of a ship above the main deck …   English World dictionary

  • Superstructure — A superstructure is an upward extension of an existing structure above a baseline. This term is applied both to physical structures like buildings, bridges or ships and to conceptual structures as well (e.g., in social sciences). The word… …   Wikipedia

  • superstructure — Like the term base , that of superstructure was imported into Marxist discourse on the authority of Marx s reference to the sphere of production as being the ‘real foundation, on which rises a legal and political superstructure and to which… …   Dictionary of sociology

  • superstructure — (su pèr stru ktu r ) s. f. 1°   Dans les ponts et chaussées, superstructure d un pont, la construction de la partie au dessus d une rivière, d un canal, d un chemin de fer. 2°   Structure superflue et inutile à l édifice.    Fig. Ce qui est… …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • superstructure — [[t]su͟ːpə(r)strʌktʃə(r)[/t]] superstructures N COUNT: usu sing The superstructure of a ship is the part of it that is above its main deck. We might try to clear up some of the cabins in the superstructure …   English dictionary

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