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Meanings of subsurface in English

Beneath the surface.

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        Examples for "surface"
        1
        In Mr Yeltsin's case however, democratic instincts surface from time to time.
        The Irish Times
        2
        Similar sentiment has come to the surface throughout central and eastern Europe.
        Reuters
        3
        Meanwhile, feelgood stories about the torch's progress thus far continue to surface.
        The Guardian
        4
        These cores chart changes in sea surface temperatures over millions of years.
        BBC
        5
        It will surface only in response to a question or a situation.
        The Great Book of Amber
        1
        The bright stars shone overhead; the lights in the street reassured her.
        The Golden Dog
        2
        From the overhead speaker system a very familiar voice answered Roach's question.
        Transfer of power
        3
        And a long way overhead a ship was coming in to land.
        The dark side of the sun
        4
        Five Russian planes passed right overhead before we realized they meant danger.
        The forgotten soldier
        5
        And these-thesky and the air-were overhead; and below was the sea.
        The Loss of the S. S. Titanic: Its Story and Its Lessons
        Usage of subsurface in English
        1
        Unfortunately, neither instrument found any evidence of a planet-wide subsurface water system.
        The Guardian
        2
        The Miniature Radio Frequency will look for subsurface ice and map craters.
        Wired
        3
        The GPR showed subsurface disturbances beginning four inches down in each depression.
        Monday Mourning
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        All the specimens, as observed by quantitative microradiography, exhibited subsurface caries lesions.
        Pubmed
        5
        First, caries-like subsurface enamel lesions were created via an acidic solution.
        Pubmed
        6
        For this purpose the first subsurface packer was invented in 1885.
        Dry-Farming : A System of Agriculture for Countries under a Low ...
        7
        To the subsurface, the amount of fresh supply is essentially zero.
        The new yorker
        8
        Probing had located resistance below each depression, suggesting the presence of subsurface objects.
        Monday Mourning
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        That left a labyrinth of water-cut channels in the subsurface rock.
        RUNNER
        10
        Acidic rainwater eats away at the limestone bedrock, forming cavities in the subsurface.
        BBC
        11
        Five years ago, Borgonie started to wonder whether roundworms might live in Earth's subsurface.
        Wired
        12
        Subsequent tests found they ate subsurface bacteria, thus sealing any question of their origin.
        Wired
        13
        Put simply, the subsurface 'kettle' is likely starting to overflow.
        News.com.au
        14
        Here the trees at least are green, there must be some subsurface water left.
        Night of knives
        15
        We then survey how chemical contamination causes irreversible changes in subsurface structure and properties.
        Pubmed
        16
        As a consequence, a significant amount of crude oil was released into the subsurface.
        Pubmed
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