solum

[ soh-luh m ]

/ ˈsoʊ ləm /

noun, plural so·la [soh-luh] /ˈsoʊ lə/, so·lums.

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

Nearby words

Origin of solum

1820–30; < Latin: base, bottom; see sole²

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for solum

Firmilian says to the latter: "Dum enim putas, omnes abs te abstineri posse, solum te ab omnibus abstinuisti."
History of Dogma, Volume 2 (of 7)|Adolph Harnack
I gin mars jedge my solum wurd dat I wudn't woice dat diffikilt twixt me und him to man nur cattle beastis nudder.
The Broken Sword|Dennison Worthington
Tria solum exemplaria fuisse perlata Romam, ad quosdam privatim, ex iis unum sibi contigisse.
History of the Reformation of the Sixteenth Century, Volume III|J. H. Merle D'Aubign
The fusion of the two recesses of the cavum inferior completely separates the lamina inferior from the solum nasi (Fig. 6).
Cranial Osteiology of the Hylid Frog, Smilisca baudini|Linda Trueb

He was therefore obliged to return to Solum, promising himself a speedy solution of the mystery.
Norway|Beatrix Jungman

British Dictionary definitions for solum

solum

/ (ˈsəʊləm) /

noun plural -lums or -la (-lə)

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

Word Origin for solum

C19: New Latin from Latin: the ground

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Word Origin and History for solum

solum

Latin, "ground, soil," of unknown origin.

Science definitions for solum

solum

[ sō′ləm ]

Plural sola solums

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.