submontane

American  

[suhb-mon-teyn] / sʌbˈmɒn teɪn /

adjective

1. under or beneath a mountain or mountains.

2. at or near the foot of mountains.

3. pertaining or belonging to the lower slopes of mountains.

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submontane British  

/ sʌbˈmɒnteɪn /

adjective

1. situated on or characteristic of the lower slopes of a mountain

2. beneath a mountain or mountain range

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• submontanely
  adverb

Etymology

Origin of submontane

1810–20; < Late Latin submontānus; see sub-, montane

Example Sentences

Changed "sub-montane" to "submontane" on page 413: "from submontane localities."

From Birds from North Borneo University of Kansas Publications, Museum of Natural History, Volume 17, No. 8, pp. 377-433, October 27, 1966 by Thompson, Max C.

This consists of two parts, monsoon forest, corresponding roughly with the Himalayan area Cis Ráví above the 5000 feet contour, and dry woodland of a semi-tropical stamp, consisting, of the adjoining foot-hills and submontane tract.

From The Panjab, North-West Frontier Province, and Kashmir by Douie, James McCrone, Sir

Still the flora outside the Hills and the submontane tract is predominantly of the desert type, being xerophilous or drought-resisting.

From The Panjab, North-West Frontier Province, and Kashmir by Douie, James McCrone, Sir

The two northern tahsíls, Gujrát and Kharián, have many of the features of a submontane tract.

From The Panjab, North-West Frontier Province, and Kashmir by Douie, James McCrone, Sir

Special features of Plain Zones.—The submontane zone has the most equable and the pleasantest climate in the plains.

From The Panjab, North-West Frontier Province, and Kashmir by Douie, James McCrone, Sir