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subcrustal

American  
[suhb-kruhs-tl] / sʌbˈkrʌs tl /

adjective

Geology.

  1. situated or occurring below the crust of the earth.

Etymology

Origin of subcrustal

First recorded in 1895–1900; sub- + crustal

Example Sentences

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Also, note that crustal depression has also occurred in adjacent regions as subcrustal material displaced by isostatic lowering from the weight of the ice has flowed back in under the rebound.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2017

It is perhaps from such a subcrustal layer that the lava of volcanoes is supplied.

From The Elements of Geology by Norton, William Harmon

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