solum

American  

[soh-luhm] / ˈsoʊ ləm /

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.

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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 /

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.

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Etymology

Origin of solum

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

Example Sentences

The classic doctrine, derived from ancient Roman law, is cuius est solum eius est usque ad coelum�"who owns the land owns even to the skies."

From Time Magazine Archive

Alio modo aliquid operatur ad effectum aliquem instrumentaliter, quod quidem non operatur ad effectum per formam sibi inhaerentem, sed solum inquantum est motum a per se agente.

From Ontology or the Theory of Being by Coffey, Peter

Cum corpus hominis aut cujuslibet alterius animalis sit quoddam totum naturale, dicit unum ex eo quod unam formam habeat qua perficitur non solum secundum aggregationem aut compositionem, ut accidit in domo et in aliis hujusmodi.

From Ontology or the Theory of Being by Coffey, Peter

Ex hoc ipso quod quidditati esse attribuitur, non solum esse, sed ipsa quidditas creari dicitur: quia antequam esse habeat, nihil est, nisi forte in intellectu creantis, ubi non est creatura, sed creatrix essentia.”—St.

From Ontology or the Theory of Being by Coffey, Peter

Nihil prohibet unius actus esse duos effectus, quorum alter solum sit in intentione, alius vero sit praeter intentionem.

From Essays In Pastoral Medicine by ?Malley, Austin