solum

[soh-luhm]

noun

plural

sola, solums 

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

solum

/ ˈsəʊləm /

noun

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

solum

plural

sola 

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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of solum¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of solum¹

C19: New Latin from Latin: the ground

Example Sentences

Soon after the verdict began to make the rounds, University of Virginia law professor Lawrence Solum published a fascinating Twitter thread on the matter.

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Solum explained to me that the different decisions of the 2020 appeal and the 2022 appeal come down to the approach the judges use to interpret a law.

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Solum gave some examples of how native speakers of a language usually inherently understand words that are left out of a sentence because of the context.

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The school crest: gold, crossed swords, and the script Non Nobis Solum are on the jacket back.

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Hanging on the wall is a huge blue banner with the crossed swords, gold lettering, and the script Non Nobis Solum.

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