as in underside
the side or part facing downward from something
painted the undersurface of the plane blue
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Recent Examples of undersurface
Pale green eggs are laid in clusters near the food source with each egg suspended at the end of slender silken threads attached to the undersurface of a leaf.
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Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 July 2023
Scientists observed a beetle walking upside-down on the undersurface of a pool of water.
—New York Times, 26 July 2021
The spots enlarge and are mirrored on the undersurface of the leaf with a white downy growth.
—The Editors Of Organic Life, Good Housekeeping, 21 July 2015
When the undersurface of the first tablet was revealed, Dr. White got chills.
—Joanna Klein, New York Times, 7 Mar. 2017
Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 July 2023
Scientists observed a beetle walking upside-down on the undersurface of a pool of water.
—New York Times, 26 July 2021
The spots enlarge and are mirrored on the undersurface of the leaf with a white downy growth.
—The Editors Of Organic Life, Good Housekeeping, 21 July 2015
When the undersurface of the first tablet was revealed, Dr. White got chills.
—Joanna Klein, New York Times, 7 Mar. 2017
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“Undersurface.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undersurface. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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