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near surface

near surface noun: the uppermost part of the Earth's crust, extending from the ground's surface to a depth of a few kilometers.

Noun

near surface

  1. The uppermost part of the Earth's crust, extending from the ground's surface to a depth of a few kilometers.

Words formed from near surface

Questions about near surface

What does near surface mean?
Near surface means the uppermost part of the Earth's crust, extending from the ground's surface to a depth of a few kilometers.
What part of speech is near surface?
Near surface is a noun.

Words near near surface in the dictionary

  1. near side
  2. near sides
  3. near sight
  4. near sighted
  5. near space
  6. near surface
  7. near synonym
  8. near synonyms
  9. near term
  10. near the knuckle
  11. near the mark

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