Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

subsurface

/sˈʌbsˌɝfəs/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.89 in modern English

Syllables: sub-sur-face
IPA: /sˈʌbsˌɝfəs/

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Something that is below the layer that is on the surface.

noun

A surface which is a submanifold of another surface.

Countable

adj

Below the surface.

Example Sentences

"Before we could lay the flooring we had to lay a subsurface under it to keep it flat and support it."
"variations in subsurface conditions"

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- Middle French surfacebor. English surface English subsurface From sub- + surface.

Usage

Countable

Inflected Forms

subsurfaces (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce subsurface?: The recorded pronunciation is /sˈʌbsˌɝfəs/.
What does subsurface mean?: Something that is below the layer that is on the surface.
Where does subsurface come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- Middle French surfacebor. English surface English subsurface From sub- + surface.

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