subsurface

CEFRB2

/sˈʌˌbsɜrfəs/

adjective · noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Existing or happening below the surface.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    A surface which is a submanifold of another surface.

Examples

  • Before we could lay the flooring we had to lay a subsurface under it to keep it flat and support it.

  • Europa is thought to have subsurface liquid water.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
2

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meaning

  1. Below the surface.

noun

Extra meaning

  1. Something that is below the layer that is on the surface.

More examples

In context

  • variations in subsurface conditions

Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

The powerful drill penetrated the ground to explore the blank rock layers far below.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

adjective

From sub- + surface.