subsoil
pronunciation
How to pronounce subsoil in British English:
UK [ˈsʌbsɔɪl]
How to pronounce subsoil in American English:
US [ˈsʌbˌsɔɪl]
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- Noun:
- the layer of soil between the topsoil and bedrock
Word Origin
- subsoil (n.)
- 1799, from sub- + soil (n.).
Example
- 1. In places the acid subsoil shows through , sandy and bone-pale .
- 2. These herbs send their roots right down into the subsoil .
- 3. The plant must get all the nutrients it needs that naturally occur in the subsoil .
- 4. Treaty on the prohibition of the emplacement of nuclear weapons and other weapons of mass destruction on the seabed and the ocean floor and in the subsoil thereof ( 7 december 1970 )
- 5. The shock wave spreads and sends back an echo , which varies with the density and depth of the layers of subsoil ; with this information , the composition of the subsoil can be determined .