subcrustal

[ suhb-kruhs-tl ]
/ sʌbˈkrʌs tl /

adjective Geology.

situated or occurring below the crust of the earth.

Origin of subcrustal

First recorded in 1895–1900; sub- + crustal

Words nearby subcrustal

subcostal nerve, subcostal plane, subcover, subcrepitant, subcritical, subcrustal, subculture, subcurrent, subcutaneous, subcutaneous emphysema, subcutaneous fat necrosis of newborn

Example sentences from the Web for subcrustal

  • It is perhaps from such a subcrustal layer that the lava of volcanoes is supplied.

    The Elements of Geology |William Harmon Norton