Definition of subsurface in English:
subsurface
noun ˈsʌbsəːfɪsˈsəbˌsərfəs
The stratum or strata below the earth's surface.
as modifier the subsurface layer
Example sentencesExamples
- It seeps through the earth to a subsurface water table, which flows horizontally to a stream bank.
- It has been estimated that half the biomass of life on the Earth resides in the subsurface doing things other than photosynthesis.
- Strong, continuous stratal reflections characterize the shallow subsurface on the upper and middle shelf.
- Also, in some areas (rift valleys) they receive hydrothermal magmatic waters from the subsurface.
- Ground penetrating radar provides an image of the subsurface showing the internal structure of dunes.
Definition of subsurface in US English:
subsurface
nounˈsəbˌsərfəsˈsəbˌsərfəs
The stratum or strata below the earth's surface.
as modifier the subsurface layer
Example sentencesExamples
- Also, in some areas (rift valleys) they receive hydrothermal magmatic waters from the subsurface.
- Ground penetrating radar provides an image of the subsurface showing the internal structure of dunes.
- It has been estimated that half the biomass of life on the Earth resides in the subsurface doing things other than photosynthesis.
- Strong, continuous stratal reflections characterize the shallow subsurface on the upper and middle shelf.
- It seeps through the earth to a subsurface water table, which flows horizontally to a stream bank.