subsurface

See also: sub-surface

English

Etymology

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

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): /sub.sur.ˈfa.t͡se/

Adverb

subsurface

1. subsurfacely, below the surface

Related terms

• subsurfaca