subsoil en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈsʌbsɔɪl/
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- English soil English subsoil From sub- + soil.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The layer of earth that is below the topsoil.
In the few areas underlain by horizontally bedded limestone, the surface soil is dark gray to black and peatlike, and the subsoil gray and marllike.
1954, Soil survey of Wise County, Virginia, page 28:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| subsoils | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (21)
pl podglebie (layer of earth below topsoil) · rm terren sut (layer of earth below topsoil) · cmn 底土 (layer of earth below topsoil) · fr sous-sol (layer of earth below topsoil) · ga gaíon (layer of earth below topsoil) · gd fo-ùir (layer of earth below topsoil) · ca subsòl (layer of earth below topsoil) · ru матери́к (layer of earth below topsoil) · izh pintamaanalus (layer of earth below topsoil) · it sottosuolo (layer of earth below topsoil) · de Unterboden (layer of earth below topsoil) · gv ooir (layer of earth below topsoil) · es subsuelo (layer of earth below topsoil) · sv alv (layer of earth below topsoil) · tl kubsulip (layer of earth below topsoil) · cy isbridd (layer of earth below topsoil) · ga fo-ithir (layer of earth below topsoil) · km ដីស្រទាប់ក្រោម (layer of earth below topsoil) · gv fo-ooir (layer of earth below topsoil) · rm sutterren (layer of earth below topsoil) · ru не́дра (layer of earth below topsoil)