subterrene
subterrene adjective: underground, subterranean.
Adjective
subterrene (comparative more subterrene, superlative most subterrene)
- underground, subterranean
- Then he saw a sort of grey phosphorescence about, and guessed they were coming even to that inner world of subterrene horror of which dim legends tell, and which is litten only by the pale death-fire wherewith reeks the ghoulish air and the primal mists of the pits at earth’s core.1927, H. P. Lovecraft, The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath
Noun
subterrene (plural subterrenes)
- A machine for drilling or tunneling underground.
- With a deafening screech of metal upon rock—which surely must echo through all the recesses of the Mountain, and waken all its nightmare brood!—the subterrene smashed through the wall and came to rest beside them.1956, Arthur C. Clarke, chapter 1, in The City and the Stars
- In the first field tests, a series of holes 2 inches in diameter and 12 feet deep were sunk with the rock-melting device, or subterrene.1972, American Nuclear Society, Nuclear News, volume 15, page 47
Forms of subterrene
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more subterrene |
| superlative | most subterrene |
| Noun | |
| plural | subterrenes |
Origin of subterrene
From Latin subterrēnus. By surface analysis, sub- + terrene.
Questions about subterrene
- What does subterrene mean?
- Subterrene means underground, subterranean.
- What part of speech is subterrene?
- Subterrene can be an adjective or a noun.
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