different between below vs subsurface
below
English
Etymology
From Middle English bilooghe, equivalent to be- +? low. Compare also earlier Middle English alogh, alow, alo?, alowe (“below”) and benethen (“beneath”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /b??l??/
- (US) IPA(key): /b??lo?/
- Hyphenation: be?low
- Rhymes: -??
Preposition
below
- Lower in spatial position than.
- (law) Within the writing of a given document which follows a particular appearance of the word "below".
- "By their execution hereof, the Parties incur a legal obligation to pass consideration under this Loan Contract as is set forth below."
- Lower in value, price, rank or concentration than.
- one degree below kings
- Downstream of.
- South of.
- Unsuitable to the rank or dignity of; beneath.
- 1827, Henry Hallam, The Constitutional History of England
- who thinks no fact below his regard
- 1827, Henry Hallam, The Constitutional History of England
- (stage directions) Downstage of.
- 1952, Frederick Knott, Dial "M" for Murder, 1954 Dramatists Play Service acting edition, act 1, scene 1:
- Below the sofa is a low, round coffee table.
- 1952, Frederick Knott, Dial "M" for Murder, 1954 Dramatists Play Service acting edition, act 1, scene 1:
Synonyms
- (lower in spatial position than): beneath, under, underneath
- (lower in value than): under
- (downstream of): downstream
- (unsuitable to the rank or dignity of): beneath
Antonyms
- (lower in spatial position than): above, over
- (lower in value than): over
- (downstream of): upstream
Derived terms
- below the belt
Translations
Adverb
below (not comparable)
- In a lower place.
- On a lower storey.
- Further down.
- (nautical) On a lower deck.
- (of a temperature) Below zero.
Synonyms
- (in a lower place): beneath, under, underneath
- (on a lower storey): downstairs
- (farther down): downwards
Antonyms
- (in a lower place): aloft, overhead, up
- (on a lower storey): upstairs
- (farther down): upwards
Translations
Derived terms
Pages starting with “below”.
- below average
- below decks/belowdecks
- belowground
- below par
- below the belt
- below the fold
References
- Andrea Tyler and Vyvyan Evans, "The vertical axis", in The Semantics of English Prepositions: Spatial Scenes, Embodied Meaning and Cognition, Cambridge University Press, 2003, 0-521-81430 8
Anagrams
- Blowe, Lebow, blowe, bowel, bowle, elbow
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subsurface
English
Etymology
sub- +? surface
Noun
subsurface (plural subsurfaces)
- 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.
- (countable, mathematics) A surface which is a submanifold of another surface.
Translations
Adjective
subsurface (not comparable)
- below the surface
- variations in subsurface conditions
Esperanto
Etymology
From sub- +? surfaco +? -e.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sub.sur.?fa.t?se/
Adverb
subsurface
- subsurfacely, below the surface
Related terms
- subsurfaca
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