SUPERSTRUCTURE

Superstructure

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 buildings, bridges, or ships having the degree of freedom zero the terms of theory of machines. The word "superstructure" is a combination of the Latin prefix, super, with the Latin stem word, structure, .

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superstructure

Noun

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


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