subsurface
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6.3
- adjective
- /ˈsʌbˌsɜrfɪs/
:
subterráneo
- Refining operations have also contributed to air pollution as well as surface and subsurface water contamination.
- subsurface drainage
- subsurface flow
- subsurface water
And so it's, it's almost an ethical question as to how to proceed with looking for life on, on those subsurface oceans.
- And so it's, it's almost an ethical question as to how to proceed with looking for life on, on those subsurface oceans.
- Not to say that there couldn't be life on Mars, but if it is, it's probably older or we we're more looking for fossils or subsurface life.
- So things like reflections of refractions, subsurface scattering suddenly become a lot more easy.
Examples
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Topography is also important with regard to subsurface water movement and slope stability.
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Nearly a third of the farmers in the Midwest rely on underground or subsurface drainage to keep their plants healthy.
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Depending on the site, subsurface treatment can provide the best option for all parties.
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But the water managers up there are just thrilled to have data like this imaging the subsurface as the basis for their management efforts.
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What determines the maximum depth at which subsurface bacteria can exist?
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"We have a great deal of information about how subsurface drainage affects agricultural productivity," he says.
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Plant rock filters are a type of constructed wetland with a subsurface water flow.
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When compared to traditional approaches, subsurface stormwater management offers lower overall installed costs, design flexibility, and enhanced performance.
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We're also now able to peer into the subsurface and seeing things suggestive of subsurface glacial lakes, which would be wonderful to explore.
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The scientists used radar to map the subsurface layers of the Earth for their research.
Synonyms
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3.0
Beneath the surface of the ground, under soil or rock
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Under the earth's surface
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4.0
Under another thing, often below the surface
Directly under another thing, often beneath a surface or layer
Existing under the surface of the earth, like pipes or caves
Found under the ground and out of sight
Under the ground surface
Antonyms
How Deep
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Subsurface is made of the prefix sub- meaning 'under' and the word surface meaning 'the top layer' or 'outside', just like in submarine where sub- also means 'under'. So subsurface means something that lies 'under' the surface, for example layers of rock or ice below the ground.