superstrate

English

Noun

superstrate (plural superstrates)

  1. A layer or stratum adjacent and parallel to another.
  2. (physics) The sudden increase in the electrical conductivity of some metals as their temperature falls to near absolute zero.
  3. (photovoltaics) The covering on the sunny side of a photovoltaic (PV) module, providing protection for the PV materials from impact and environmental degradation while allowing maximum transmission of the appropiate wavelengths of the solar spectrum.
  4. (linguistics) Alternative form of superstratum

Verb

superstrate (third-person singular simple present superstrates, present participle superstrating, simple past and past participle superstrated)

  1. To arrange in parallel layers or strata.

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