superstruct ort (superstruktor)

[ Was Oates's narrative a foundation or a superstructure, or was he one of the superstruct ors or not? Roger North , Examen, p. 193. ( Davies .) superstructural (sū-pèr-struktūr-al), a. [ per structure + -al .] Of or pertaining to a superstructure. superstructure (sū ́pėr-struktūr), n . [ I am not for adding to the beautiful edifice of nature, nor for raising any whimsical superstructure upon her plans. Add is on , Spectator, No. 98. 2. Hence, anything erected on a foundation or basis. There is another kind of pedant, who, with all Tom Folio's impertinencies, hath greater superstructures and embellishments of Greek and Latin. Add is on, Tatler, No. 158. 3. In railway eng in., the sleepers, rails, and fastenings of a railway, in contradistinction to road - bed. supersubstantial (sū"pėr-sub-stan's hal), a. [ as super tripart i ent. super tuber at i on (sū-pèr-tū-be-ra's hon), w. The production of young tubers, as potatoes, from the old ones while still growing.