solum

See also: Solum

English

Etymology

From Latin solum (“base, bottom; soil”). Doublet of soil.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈsəʊləm/
• (US, Canada) IPA^(key): /ˈsoʊləm/
• (General Australian) IPA^(key): /ˈsəʉləm/
• (New Zealand) IPA^(key): /ˈsɐʉləm/
• Rhymes: -əʊləm

Noun

solum (plural solums or sola)

1. Within a soil profile, a set of related soil horizons that share the same cycle of pedogenic processes; the upper layers of a soil profile that are affected by climate.

Anagrams

• LUMOs, Mosul, omuls, mulos