subhorizontal
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From sub- + horizontal.
Adjective
[edit]subhorizontal (comparative more subhorizontal, superlative most subhorizontal)
- Not quite horizontal in position or orientation.
- (geology) Of or relating to a subhorizon.
- 1983, U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin - Page A-12[1]:
- Swaley cross-stratification is interpreted from thick units of subhorizontal bedding associated with marine fossils.