subsurface

See also: sub-surface

English

Etymology

From sub- +‎ surface.

Noun

subsurface (plural subsurfaces)

1. 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.

2. (countable, mathematics) A surface which is a submanifold of another surface.

Translations

something that is below the layer that is on the surface

French: subsurface (fr) m

a surface which is a submanifold of another surface

Tagalog: kubdayag

Adjective

subsurface (not comparable)

1. Below the surface.

   variations in subsurface conditions

Translations

below the surface

Hungarian: felszín alatti Polish: podpowierzchniowy (pl) Russian: подпове́рхностный (ru) (podpovérxnostnyj) Ukrainian: підповерхне́вий (pidpoverxnévyj)

Esperanto

Etymology

From sub- +‎ surfaco +‎ -e.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /subsurˈfat͡se/
• Rhymes: -at͡se
• Hyphenation: sub‧sur‧fa‧ce

Adverb

subsurface

1. subsurfacely, below the surface

Related terms

• subsurfaca