pedon

American  

[ped-n] / ˈpɛd n /

noun

1. a three-dimensional sample of a soil just large enough to show the characteristics of all its horizons.

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pedon Scientific  

/ pĕd′ən /

1. The smallest unit or volume of soil that contains all the soil horizons of a particular soil type. It usually has a surface area of approximately 1 sq m (10.76 sq ft) and extends from the ground surface down to bedrock.

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Example Sentences

Buckeyes coach Chris Holtmann and assistant Ryan Pedon were unavailable due to COVID-19 health and safety protocols, according to Ohio State.

From Seattle Times

“El Pedón,” as the piece was titled, gets at a long-running focus in the artist’s work: the economic, cultural and other exchanges that occur between the U.S. and Mexico.

From Los Angeles Times

I have admired the long-limbed Mr. Tuason in Stephen Petronio’s company and the young Ms. Knouse in presentations by the Cunningham Trust, but Mr. Pedon was new to me.

From New York Times

This represents a Vulgar Lat. *pedo, pedon-, from pes, foot; cf.

From Project Gutenberg

Benedictus, a civil officer of some kind in the City of Pedon, guardianship of his children assigned to Theriolus, i.

From Project Gutenberg