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

Hence, when we look into the great abyss, we have only to remember the enormous length of time that the aerial and subaerial forces have been at work to account for it.

From Time and Change by Burroughs, John

It will be seen that, from the point of view of subaerial erosion, a base-level plain is the only land surface which is in a condition of approximate stability.

From The Geography of the Region about Devils Lake and the Dalles of the Wisconsin by Atwood, Wallace W.

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