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subsurface.

Something that is below the layer that is on the surface.

10 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  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. A surface which is a submanifold of another surface.

    countable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- Middle French surfacebor. English surface English subsurface From sub- + surface.

adj
  1. Below the surface.

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- Middle French surfacebor. English surface English subsurface From sub- + surface.

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