subsoil

sub·soil  (sbsoil)

n.

The layer or bed of earth beneath the topsoil.

tr.v. sub·soiled, sub·soil·ing, sub·soils

To plow or turn up the subsoil of.

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subsoiler n.

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subsoil [ˈsʌbˌsɔɪl]

n

(Earth Sciences / Geological Science)

a.  Also called undersoil the layer of soil beneath the surface soil and overlying the bedrock

b.  (as modifier) a subsoil plough

vb

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) (tr) to plough (land) to a depth below the normal ploughing level and so break up the subsoil

subsoiler  n

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subsoil  (sbsoil)

In an ABC soil, the B horizon. The term was formerly used to mean the layer of earth below the humus or surface soil.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

subsoil - the layer of soil between the topsoil and bedrock undersoil dirt, soil - the part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock

Translations

subsoil [ˈsʌbsɔɪl] N → subsuelo m

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subsoil [ˈsʌbsɔɪl] n → sous-sol m

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subsoil [ˈsʌbˌsɔɪl] n → sottosuolo

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subsoil [ˈsʌbˌsɔɪl] n → sottosuolo

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subsoil

n subsoil [ˈsabsoil]

the layer of earth beneath the surface soil. onderlaag طَبَقَه من الأرْض تَحْت التُّرْبَه подпочва půdní podloží undergrund der Untergrund υπέδαφος subsuelo aluskiht زير خاك pohjamaa sous-sol אֲדמָת תַּשתִית अवमृदा sloj zemlje ispod površinskog sloja, zdravac altalaj lapisan bawah jarðvegsgrunnur sottosuolo 底土 심토, 하층토 podirvis augsnes apakškārta tanah sawah ondergrond dypere jordlag podglebie subsolo subsol подпочва pôdne podložie sloj prsti tik pod površjem, substrat donji sloj tla alv ดินชั้นล่าง toprak altı 下層土 підґрунтя زمین کی دوسری پرت tầng đất cái 下层土