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undersurface

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un⋅der⋅sur⋅face

  [uhn-der-sur-fis]
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–noun
1. underside; bottom surface.
–adjective
2. submerged; under the surface, as of water, earth, etc.: the undersurface speed of a submarine.
Origin:
1725–35; under- + surface
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un·der·side   (ŭn'dər-sīd')   
n.  

  1. The side or surface that is underneath; the bottom side. Also called undersurface.

  2. The side that is less desirable, reputable, or noble than the obverse: "hunger, isolation, filth, the underside of [a] hellish regime" (National Review).

un·der·sur·face   (ŭn'dər-sûr'fəs)   
n.  See underside.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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