Superstructure
noun
The part of a building or construction above the foundation or ground level.
The superstructure of the bridge includes metal beams and concrete.
Often appears as...
- building superstructure
- bridge superstructure
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Technical
noun
A secondary or additional structure built on top or attached to the main structure.
The superstructure of the ship includes the deck, cabin, and mast.
Often appears as...
- ship superstructure
- crane superstructure
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Technical
noun
The ideas, values, systems, etc. in a society that are influenced by underlying economic structures.
Marxist theory divides society into the economic base and the superstructure.
Often appears as...
- societal superstructure
- cultural superstructure
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Academic
noun
The part of a building or construction above the foundation or ground level.
The superstructure of the bridge includes metal beams and concrete.
Often appears as...
- building superstructure
- bridge superstructure
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A secondary or additional structure built on top or attached to the main structure.
The superstructure of the ship includes the deck, cabin, and mast.
Often appears as...
- ship superstructure
- crane superstructure
Usage tips
Technical
noun
The ideas, values, systems, etc. in a society that are influenced by underlying economic structures.
Marxist theory divides society into the economic base and the superstructure.
Often appears as...
- societal superstructure
- cultural superstructure
Usage tips
Academic
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Pro Tip 1/3Visible Construction
Superstructure refers to visible parts of buildings or constructions, not the hidden base.
You can only see the superstructure of the skyscraper; its foundations are underground.
Pro Tip 2/3Above Ground Level
It's the section above ground, especially in constructions like bridges or buildings.
Floods damaged the base but left the superstructure of the bridge intact.
Pro Tip 3/3Construction Focus
Use 'superstructure' in a technical context, like architecture or engineering.
The architect discussed the superstructure needed to support the new dome.
Pro Tip 1/3Visible Construction
Superstructure refers to visible parts of buildings or constructions, not the hidden base.
You can only see the superstructure of the skyscraper; its foundations are underground.
Pro Tip 2/3Above Ground Level
It's the section above ground, especially in constructions like bridges or buildings.
Floods damaged the base but left the superstructure of the bridge intact.
Pro Tip 3/3Construction Focus
Use 'superstructure' in a technical context, like architecture or engineering.
The architect discussed the superstructure needed to support the new dome.
Pro Tip 1/3Visible Construction
Superstructure refers to visible parts of buildings or constructions, not the hidden base.
You can only see the superstructure of the skyscraper; its foundations are underground.
Pro Tip 2/3Above Ground Level
It's the section above ground, especially in constructions like bridges or buildings.
Floods damaged the base but left the superstructure of the bridge intact.
Pro Tip 3/3Construction Focus
Use 'superstructure' in a technical context, like architecture or engineering.
The architect discussed the superstructure needed to support the new dome.
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SEAL Sniper Team PIPE...
hidden from the Pirates inside the superstructure of the Bainbridge the seals are in firing position ready to shoot the Pirates have no night vision so they probably had absolutely no idea that that an element like was set up like that and waiting for the right opportunity an opportunity presents
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Michael Pawlyn: Using...
in which one breakthrough facilitated another. So with such large, lightweight pillows, we had much less steel. With less steel we were getting more sunlight in, which meant we didn't have to put as much extra heat in winter. And with less overall weight in the superstructure,
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Atheism 2.0 - Alain de...
universe need to be accompanied by a mystical feeling science and just observation gives us that feeling without it so I don't feel the need you know at the universe is large and we are tiny without the need for a further religious superstructure so I I mean one
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Could we steal the power...
that has conquered these astronomical giants. We may even be able to tell by seeing the light from their black hole periodically dim as pieces of the Dyson ring pass between us and them. Or maybe these superstructures are fated to remain in the realm of theory.
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Atheism 2.0 PIPE Alain de...
need to be accompanied by a mystical feeling? Science and just observation gives us that feeling without it, so I don't feel the need. The universe is large and we are tiny, without the need for further religious superstructure.
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South Pole Construction...
the stalled crane is a major setback stopping construction on a job site unlike any other the altitude is nearly ten thousand feet the nearest city is almost a thousand miles away and the steel superstructure is surrounded by
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Riley Rides Rails PIPE...
simple job but we're not on the ground this steel well carrying force but the coaster train is generating vertically down into the superstructure gonna help hold up the bending section the track okay I got
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How do you build a...
the entire superstructure all described, engineered, fabricated with aerospace technology, prefabricated machine to machine, robotically, a huge team effort, you can imagine, of literally hundreds,
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Praying Mantis...
new nest here they're safe the millions of interlocking ants that make up the nest superstructure
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New CGI of How Titanic...
so yeah superstructure starts to get pulled under
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SEAL Sniper Team PIPE...
hidden from the Pirates inside the superstructure of the Bainbridge the seals are in firing position ready to shoot the Pirates have no night vision so they probably had absolutely no idea that that an element like was set up like that and waiting for the right opportunity an opportunity presents
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Michael Pawlyn: Using...
in which one breakthrough facilitated another. So with such large, lightweight pillows, we had much less steel. With less steel we were getting more sunlight in, which meant we didn't have to put as much extra heat in winter. And with less overall weight in the superstructure,
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Atheism 2.0 - Alain de...
universe need to be accompanied by a mystical feeling science and just observation gives us that feeling without it so I don't feel the need you know at the universe is large and we are tiny without the need for a further religious superstructure so I I mean one
Video examples
Could we steal the power...
that has conquered these astronomical giants. We may even be able to tell by seeing the light from their black hole periodically dim as pieces of the Dyson ring pass between us and them. Or maybe these superstructures are fated to remain in the realm of theory.
Video examples
Atheism 2.0 PIPE Alain de...
need to be accompanied by a mystical feeling? Science and just observation gives us that feeling without it, so I don't feel the need. The universe is large and we are tiny, without the need for further religious superstructure.
Video examples
South Pole Construction...
the stalled crane is a major setback stopping construction on a job site unlike any other the altitude is nearly ten thousand feet the nearest city is almost a thousand miles away and the steel superstructure is surrounded by
Video examples
Riley Rides Rails PIPE...
simple job but we're not on the ground this steel well carrying force but the coaster train is generating vertically down into the superstructure gonna help hold up the bending section the track okay I got
Video examples
How do you build a...
the entire superstructure all described, engineered, fabricated with aerospace technology, prefabricated machine to machine, robotically, a huge team effort, you can imagine, of literally hundreds,
Video examples
Praying Mantis...
new nest here they're safe the millions of interlocking ants that make up the nest superstructure
Video examples
New CGI of How Titanic...
so yeah superstructure starts to get pulled under
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Ambrose Bierce
American Journalist
Land: A part of the earth's surface, considered as property. The theory that land is property subject to private ownership and control is the foundation of modern society, and is eminently worthy of the superstructure.
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Earl Browder
American Activist
The stage of the development of the productive forces determines the political and ideological superstructure of society which are crystallized into a system of social organization.
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Ani DiFranco
American Musician
Patriarchy is like the elephant in the room that we don't talk about, but how could it not affect the planet radically when it's the superstructure of human society.
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Marilyn Monroe
American Actress
My work is the only ground I've ever had to stand on. To put it bluntly, I seem to have a whole superstructure with no foundation, but I'm working on the foundation.
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Gordon B. Hinckley
American Clergyman
You can't build a great building on a weak foundation. You must have a solid foundation if you're going to have a strong superstructure.
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Marilyn Monroe
American Actress
To put it bluntly, I seem to have a whole superstructure with no foundation. But I'm working on the foundation.
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Ada Yonath
Israeli Scientist
Many ribosomes act simultaneously along the mRNA, forming superstructures called polysomes.
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Ambrose Bierce
American Journalist
Land: A part of the earth's surface, considered as property. The theory that land is property subject to private ownership and control is the foundation of modern society, and is eminently worthy of the superstructure.
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Earl Browder
American Activist
The stage of the development of the productive forces determines the political and ideological superstructure of society which are crystallized into a system of social organization.
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Ani DiFranco
American Musician
Patriarchy is like the elephant in the room that we don't talk about, but how could it not affect the planet radically when it's the superstructure of human society.
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Marilyn Monroe
American Actress
My work is the only ground I've ever had to stand on. To put it bluntly, I seem to have a whole superstructure with no foundation, but I'm working on the foundation.
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Gordon B. Hinckley
American Clergyman
You can't build a great building on a weak foundation. You must have a solid foundation if you're going to have a strong superstructure.
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Marilyn Monroe
American Actress
To put it bluntly, I seem to have a whole superstructure with no foundation. But I'm working on the foundation.
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Ada Yonath
Israeli Scientist
Many ribosomes act simultaneously along the mRNA, forming superstructures called polysomes.
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