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infraspinal |
infraspinate |
infraspinous |
infrastapedial |
infrasternal |
infrastructure
| infratemporal
| infraterritorial
| infratrochlear
| infrequence
| infrequency
infrastructure
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun infrastructure has 2 senses
- infrastructure(n = noun.artifact) substructure - the basic structure or features of a system or organization; Array is a part of system
- infrastructure(n = noun.artifact) base - the stock of basic facilities and capital equipment needed for the functioning of a country or area; "the industrial base of Japan" has parts: communication equipment, communication system, fire station, firehouse, gas system, main, penal facility, penal institution, grid, power grid, power system, public works, school system, sewage system, sewage works, sewer system, transit, transportation, transportation system, water, water supply, water system
is a kind of structure
is a kind of fund, stock, store
OXFORD DICTIONARY
infrastructure, n.
1 a the basic structural foundations of a society or enterprise; a substructure or foundation. b roads, bridges, sewers, etc., regarded as a country's economic foundation.
2 permanent installations as a basis for military etc. operations.
1 a the basic structural foundations of a society or enterprise; a substructure or foundation. b roads, bridges, sewers, etc., regarded as a country's economic foundation.
2 permanent installations as a basis for military etc. operations.
Etymology
F (as INFRA-, STRUCTURE)
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