Lexic.us

Definition of Belowground

1. Adjective. Under the level of the ground. "Underground caverns"

2. Adjective. Underneath the ground. "Most of his friends are now belowground"

Definition of Belowground

1. Adjective. beneath the surface of the ground; underground ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Belowground

1. [adv]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Belowground

beloved belovedness beloveds beloves beloving belovingly belovite below below average below decks

below par below the belt below the fold below the salt belowdecks belowground (current term) belows belowstairs beloxamide beloxepin

bels belsire belswagger belswaggers belt belt-drive belt-tightening belt along belt and suspenders belt bag

Literary usage of Belowground

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Ecology, Diversity and Sustainability of the Middle Rio Grande Basin edited by Deborah M. Finch, Joseph A. Tainter (1996)
"The belowground component is essential for all terrestrial ecosystems and ... Because of the difficulties inherent to the study of belowground systems, ..."

2. The Mining Engineer (1908)
"TREATMENT OF DUST IN MINES, ABOVEGROUND AND belowground.« BY RICHARD HARLE. The recent explosions in mines undoubtedly confirm the opinion that " where ..."

3. Final Generic Environmental Impact StatementScienc (1993)
"could be extended to belowground vaults. DEC undertook to confirm this ... The belowground vault was estimated to cost less than the other two methods. ..."

4. Air Quality Criteria for Oxides of Nitrogenby Dennis J. Kotchmar by Dennis J. Kotchmar (1996)
"In several of these studies, measurements of belowground biomass were also made (Valiela and Teal, 1974; Haines, 1979; Valiela et al., 1976; Gallagher, ..."

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