subaerial

American  

[suhb-air-ee-uhl, -ey-eer-ee-uhl] / sʌbˈɛər i əl, -eɪˈɪər i əl /

adjective

1. located or occurring on the surface of the earth.

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Other Word Forms

• subaerially adverb

Etymology

Origin of subaerial

First recorded in 1825–35; sub- + aerial

Example Sentences

“This is another really great piece of evidence that we had some subaerial land on the early Earth.”

From Science Magazine • Apr. 30, 2024

The two main types of textures created during effusive subaerial eruptions are pahoehoe and aa.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015

He entirely agreed with the doctrine of the subaerial degradation of the land and the erosion of valleys by running water.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 6 "Geodesy" to "Geometry" by Various

Denudation may be divided into subaerial, or the action of wind, rain, and rivers; and submarine, or that effected by the waves of the sea, and its tides and currents.

From The Student's Elements of Geology by Lyell, Charles, Sir

On the Atlantic border represented by the marine Floridian series; in the interior by a subaerial and lacustrine series; and on the Pacific border by the thick marine series of San Francisco.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 6 "Geodesy" to "Geometry" by Various