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sub·soil

 (sŭb′soil′)
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.

sub′soil′er n.
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subsoil

(ˈsʌbˌsɔɪl)
n
(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
(Agriculture) (tr) to plough (land) to a depth below the normal ploughing level and so break up the subsoil
ˈsubˌsoiler n
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sub•soil

(ˈsʌbˌsɔɪl)

n.
the bed or stratum of earth immediately under the surface soil. Also called undersoil.
[1790–1800]
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sub·soil

(sŭb′soil′)
The layer of earth below the surface soil.
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subsoil


Past participle: subsoiled
Gerund: subsoiling

Imperative
subsoil
subsoil
Present
I subsoil
you subsoil
he/she/it subsoils
we subsoil
you subsoil
they subsoil
Preterite
I subsoiled
you subsoiled
he/she/it subsoiled
we subsoiled
you subsoiled
they subsoiled
Present Continuous
I am subsoiling
you are subsoiling
he/she/it is subsoiling
we are subsoiling
you are subsoiling
they are subsoiling
Present Perfect
I have subsoiled
you have subsoiled
he/she/it has subsoiled
we have subsoiled
you have subsoiled
they have subsoiled
Past Continuous
I was subsoiling
you were subsoiling
he/she/it was subsoiling
we were subsoiling
you were subsoiling
they were subsoiling
Past Perfect
I had subsoiled
you had subsoiled
he/she/it had subsoiled
we had subsoiled
you had subsoiled
they had subsoiled
Future
I will subsoil
you will subsoil
he/she/it will subsoil
we will subsoil
you will subsoil
they will subsoil
Future Perfect
I will have subsoiled
you will have subsoiled
he/she/it will have subsoiled
we will have subsoiled
you will have subsoiled
they will have subsoiled
Future Continuous
I will be subsoiling
you will be subsoiling
he/she/it will be subsoiling
we will be subsoiling
you will be subsoiling
they will be subsoiling
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been subsoiling
you have been subsoiling
he/she/it has been subsoiling
we have been subsoiling
you have been subsoiling
they have been subsoiling
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been subsoiling
you will have been subsoiling
he/she/it will have been subsoiling
we will have been subsoiling
you will have been subsoiling
they will have been subsoiling
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been subsoiling
you had been subsoiling
he/she/it had been subsoiling
we had been subsoiling
you had been subsoiling
they had been subsoiling
Conditional
I would subsoil
you would subsoil
he/she/it would subsoil
we would subsoil
you would subsoil
they would subsoil
Past Conditional
I would have subsoiled
you would have subsoiled
he/she/it would have subsoiled
we would have subsoiled
you would have subsoiled
they would have subsoiled
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subsoil

The layer of soil below topsoil which has a poorer structure and is usually less fertile.
Dictionary of Unfamiliar Words by Diagram Group Copyright © 2008 by Diagram Visual Information Limited
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.subsoil - the layer of soil between the topsoil and bedrocksubsoil - the layer of soil between the topsoil and bedrock
dirt, soil - the part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock
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Translations
طَبَقَه من الأرْض تَحْت التُّرْبَه
půdní podloží
undergrund
altalaj
jarîvegsgrunnur
podirvis
augsnes apakškārta
pôdne podlažie
toprak altı

subsoil

[ˈsʌbsɔɪl] Nsubsuelo m
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subsoil

[ˈsʌbsɔɪl] nsous-sol m
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subsoil

[ˈsʌbˌsɔɪl] nsottosuolo
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

subsoil

(ˈsabsoil) noun
the layer of earth beneath the surface soil.
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