subsurface

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Definitions

noun

Something that is below the layer that is on the surface.“Before we could lay the flooring we had to lay a subsurface under it to keep it flat and support it.”
A surface which is a submanifold of another surface.

adjective

Below the surface“variations in subsurface conditions”

Related words

Synonyms

underground belowground subterranean underwater undersea submerged submarine submersed subsea groundwater ground cellar basement subsoil tile floor

Associated

enceladus lithology sublimation resistivity contaminant stratigraphy aquifer hydrology seismic geophysical drainage

Rhymes

resurface work surface control surface hard surface road surface horizontal surface change surface paved surface upper surface vertical surface

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