solum

American  

[soh-luhm] / ˈsoʊ ləm /

noun

• sola,
  plural
• solums
  plural

1. the upper part of the soil profile, which is influenced by plant roots; the A horizon and the B horizon.

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solum British  

/ ˈsəʊləm /

noun

1. the upper layers of the soil profile, affected by climate and vegetation

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solum Scientific  

/ sō′ləm /

• sola
  plural

1. The upper layers of a soil profile in which soil formation occurs. The A and B horizons in an ABC soil are part of the solum.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• sola
  plural
• solums
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of solum

1820–30; < Latin: base, bottom; see sole ²

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Example Sentences

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solum sola

"By my word, sir, but it's a good and appropriate name, sure enough," said Father Ned, surveying his enormous length; "success to me but you're an Alexandrine from head to foot—non solum Longinus, sed Alexandrinus."

From The Ned M'Keown Stories Traits And Stories Of The Irish Peasantry, The Works of William Carleton, Volume Three by William Carleton

Mr. Bowditch, too, refuses us; so fascinating is the vinculum of the dulce natale solum.

From Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 4 by Thomas Jefferson Randolph

The supporters of the shield were of colossal dimensions: two lions, rampant, bearing flags turning opposite ways: below, on the riband, in characters proportionably large, was the motto of the Company, "Non mutat genus solum."

From Toronto of Old by Henry Scadding

That is the one thing I 125 understand—the cultivation of the shallow solum of my brain.

From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 25 (of 25) by Andrew Lang

However, I have used "sola fides" in other places, and I want to use both "solum" and "sola".

From An Open Letter on Translating by Gary Mann

It appears as though Kendall Jenner will be perreando sola for now.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 18, 2023

Take her recipe for a console table arrangement: Start with a trough from Restoration Hardware, add moss and top with sola wood succulents from Etsy.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 13, 2023

The company now has sola in a study to see if it can prevent the disease in at-risk patients.

From Science Magazine ● Feb. 16, 2018

Protestants generally abide by the sola fide principle, which proclaims that God-dispensed faith alone will get you into heaven.

From Salon ● Jan. 17, 2016

From my seat on the sola, I can feel Anna flinch.

From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins

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