undersurface
Americannoun
adjective
Etymology
Origin of undersurface
Example Sentences
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From “a sample return we will learn much more about habitable conditions in the undersurface liquid water ocean of the moon,” Coustenis says.
From Science Magazine ● Nov. 19, 2021
It skittered along the undersurface of the water as if in a parallel world, the kneeling Dr. Gould beneath him.
From New York Times ● Jul. 26, 2021
As the nail is produced by the root, it streams down along the nail bed, which adds material to the undersurface of the nail making it thicker.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2015
"The juxtaposition between the rough undersurface revealed during renovation and the opulence of the decor inspired a mixture of luxuriously embellished fabrics," Wu wrote in his notes.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 11, 2011
The female Tiphia, finding a beetle grub in the soil, injects a paralyzing fluid and attaches a single egg to the undersurface of the grub.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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