Subsoil
noun
The layer of soil beneath the topsoil.
When we were digging, we reached the subsoil which was much harder.
Often appears as...
- dig into subsoil
- reach subsoil
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A subsurface layer of earth material consisting principally of clay and silt.
The farmer claimed that the fertility of the land is due to the rich subsoil.
Often appears as...
- rich subsoil
- clay subsoil
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Academic
noun
The layer of ground under the surface soil that is used in construction to provide a firm foundation.
The builders found the subsoil to be rocky and difficult to excavate for the building's foundation.
Often appears as...
- rocky subsoil
- excavate subsoil
Usage tips
Technical
noun
The layer of soil beneath the topsoil.
When we were digging, we reached the subsoil which was much harder.
Often appears as...
- dig into subsoil
- reach subsoil
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A subsurface layer of earth material consisting principally of clay and silt.
The farmer claimed that the fertility of the land is due to the rich subsoil.
Often appears as...
- rich subsoil
- clay subsoil
Usage tips
Academic
noun
The layer of ground under the surface soil that is used in construction to provide a firm foundation.
The builders found the subsoil to be rocky and difficult to excavate for the building's foundation.
Often appears as...
- rocky subsoil
- excavate subsoil
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Technical Digging
Subsoil is significant in geological and construction contexts, implies challenging work.
Heavy machinery is often required to break through the subsoil.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Fertile
Unlike topsoil, subsoil is less fertile and lacks organic materials.
Roots may struggle to penetrate the subsoil due to its compact nature.
Pro Tip 3/3Soil Layers
Subsoil is part of a sequence, typically found between topsoil and bedrock.
The garden's subsoil layer was distinct from the rich topsoil above it.
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Video examples
How electromagnetic...
different ways of trying to use wireless technology and subsoil sensing technology to measure and monitor soil parameters such as soil temperature the
Video examples
How electromagnetic...
different ways of trying to use wireless technology and subsoil sensing technology to measure and monitor soil parameters such as soil temperature the
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Quote examples
Alice Oswald
British Poet
Topsoil is a place of digestion. It sucks and chews things into smaller pieces. When it's hungry, it turns grey and stony; when it's thirsty, it opens thousands of cracked lips. Subsoil is more skeletal: it doesn't digest.
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Henri Bergson
French Philosopher
The major task of the twentieth century will be to explore the unconscious, to investigate the subsoil of the mind.
Quote examples
Alice Oswald
British Poet
Topsoil is a place of digestion. It sucks and chews things into smaller pieces. When it's hungry, it turns grey and stony; when it's thirsty, it opens thousands of cracked lips. Subsoil is more skeletal: it doesn't digest.
Quote examples
Henri Bergson
French Philosopher
The major task of the twentieth century will be to explore the unconscious, to investigate the subsoil of the mind.
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