subaerial

American  

[suhb-air-ee-uhl, -ey-eer-ee-uhl] / sʌbˈɛər i əl, -eɪˈɪər i əl /

adjective

1. located or occurring on the surface of the earth.

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Other Word Forms

• subaerially
  adverb

Etymology

Origin of subaerial

First recorded in 1825–35; sub- + aerial

Example Sentences

Subaerial denudation would not of itself lessen the area of the land, but would tend to fill up with sediment seas of moderate depth adjoining the coast.

From The Student's Elements of Geology by Lyell, Charles, Sir

Subaerial, sub-ā-ē′ri-al, adj. beneath the sky: in the open air.—n.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various