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near-surface

near-surface adjective: of or pertaining to the uppermost part of the Earth's crust.

Adjective

near-surface (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to the uppermost part of the Earth's crust.

Questions about near-surface

What does near-surface mean?
Near-surface means of or pertaining to the uppermost part of the Earth's crust.
What part of speech is near-surface?
Near-surface is an adjective.

Words near near-surface in the dictionary

  1. near-ring
  2. near-rings
  3. near-side
  4. near-sighted
  5. near-sightedness
  6. near-surface
  7. near-syncope
  8. near-synonym
  9. near-synonyms
  10. near-term
  11. nearable

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