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# subsurface

adjective (subsurface); noun (the subsurface)

«subsurface» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Subsurface means lying or happening just below a surface, such as under the ground, the sea or the skin. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/subsurface/#m1)
2. The subsurface is the layer under the surface. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/subsurface/#m2)

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

### Note

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

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «subsurface» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/subsurface/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«subsurface» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/subsurface.html) on Mova free.