different between subsurface vs duripan

subsurface

English

Etymology

sub- +? surface

Noun

subsurface (plural subsurfaces)

  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. (countable, mathematics) A surface which is a submanifold of another surface.

Translations

Adjective

subsurface (not comparable)

  1. below the surface
    variations in subsurface conditions

Esperanto

Etymology

From sub- +? surfaco +? -e.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sub.sur.?fa.t?se/

Adverb

subsurface

  1. subsurfacely, below the surface

Related terms

  • subsurfaca

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duripan

English

Noun

duripan (plural duripans)

  1. (soil science) A diagnostic soil horizon of the USDA soil taxonomy that is cemented by illuvial silica into a subsurface hardpan.

Anagrams

  • panurid, unrapid

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