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Subsurface

adjective/sˈʌbsɚfˌɪs/
Definition
beneath the surface
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/sˈʌbsɚfˌɪs/
🇬🇧British English
/sˈʌbsəfˌɪs/
🇮🇳Indian English
/sˈʌbsəfˌɪs/
3 syllables Say it as /sˈʌbsɚfˌɪs/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Antonyms
Parts of Speech
adjectivebeneath the surface
“subsurface materials of the moon”
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Untergrund
unter der Oberfläche
🇫🇷French
souterrain
sous la surface
🇪🇸Spanish
subsuperficie
debajo de la superficie
🇮🇹Italian
sottosuolo
sotto la superficie
🇳🇱Dutch
ondergrond
onder het oppervlak
🇵🇹Portuguese
subsuperfície
abaixo da superfície
🇷🇺Russian
недра
под поверхностью
India
🇮🇳Hindi
उपसतह
सतह के नीचे
🇧🇩Bengali
ভূপৃষ্ঠ
পৃষ্ঠের নীচে
🇮🇳Tamil
நிலத்தடி
மேற்பரப்பின் கீழ்
🇮🇳Telugu
ఉపరితల
ఉపరితలం క్రింద
🇮🇳Marathi
पृष्ठभाग
पृष्ठभागाच्या खाली
🇮🇳Gujarati
ઉપસપાટી
સપાટીની નીચે
🇮🇳Kannada
ಉಪಮೇಲ್ಮೈ
ಮೇಲ್ಮೈ ಕೆಳಗೆ
🇮🇳Malayalam
ഭൂഗർഭം
ഉപരിതലത്തിന് താഴെ
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਸਤ੍ਹਾ
ਸਤਹ ਦੇ ਹੇਠਾਂ
🇵🇰Urdu
ذیلی سطح
سطح کے نیچے
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
地下
在表面之下
🇯🇵Japanese
地下
表面の下で
🇰🇷Korean
지하
표면 아래
🇻🇳Vietnamese
dưới bề mặt
bên dưới bề mặt
🇹🇭Thai
ใต้ผิวดิน
ใต้พื้นผิว
🇮🇩Indonesian
di bawah permukaan
di bawah permukaan
🇵🇭Filipino
ilalim ng ibabaw
sa ilalim ng ibabaw
🇲🇾Malay
bawah permukaan
di bawah permukaan
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
تحت السطح
تحت السطح
🇮🇷Persian
زیر سطحی
زیر سطح
🇹🇷Turkish
yeraltı
yüzeyin altında
🇮🇱Hebrew
תת-קרקעי
מתחת לפני השטח
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'subsurface'?
The primary meaning of 'subsurface' is 'beneath the surface'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'subsurface' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'subsurface' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'subsurface' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'subsurface' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
How often do you encounter the word 'subsurface' in your daily reading?
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Do you find 'subsurface' easy to spell?
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In your opinion, does the word 'subsurface' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?
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