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# subsurface

«subsurface» in Mova's school dictionary: **lying or happening just below a surface, such as under…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adjective (subsurface); noun (the subsurface)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Subsurface means lying or happening just below a surface, such as under the ground, the sea or the skin. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/subsurface/#m1)

2) The subsurface is the layer under the surface. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/subsurface/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In geography and science, «subsurface water» is groundwater under the soil; scientists look for subsurface oceans on moons like Europa and Enceladus. In engineering, subsurface surveys check ground before building. Phrases: «subsurface water», «subsurface ocean», «subsurface layer».

### examples

- Scientists think Europa has a subsurface ocean under its ice. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/subsurface/#x1)
- Subsurface water feeds the well. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/subsurface/#x2)
- The robot scanned the subsurface for old pipes. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/subsurface/#x3)
- Subsurface rock can be studied with drills. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/subsurface/#x4)
- The bruise was a subsurface injury under the skin. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/subsurface/#x5)
- Geologists mapped the subsurface before the tunnel was dug. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/subsurface/#x6)

### note

One word. «Sub-» means «under». Mostly a science and technical word.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «subsurface» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/subsurface/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.