Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Almost vertical or perpendicular.
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Examples
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Dike geology, a subvertical sheet-like intrusion of magma or sediment
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It has a distinctive subvertical, dorsoventrally elongate naris.
Archive 2006-02-01 Darren Naish 2006
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T. imperator and T. navigans, in contrast, are longer-skulled, with immense vertical crests, supported by thin subvertical spines at their leading edges.
Those sexy tupuxuarids Darren Naish 2006
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T. imperator and T. navigans, in contrast, are longer-skulled, with immense vertical crests, supported by thin subvertical spines at their leading edges.
Archive 2006-11-01 Darren Naish 2006
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Realising it was inaccessible, Losper said he instructed the men to make their way back to the subvertical shaft - using the rushing mud to propel them and holding on to piping on the wall.
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Two other miners were rescued and four bodies recovered further up the subvertical shaft from where Losper and the other 31 miners were extracted.
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He ran some 30m to a subvertical shaft and saw mud coming down it.
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On Friday the company reported a fire at East Driefontein gold mine's Number 4 subvertical shaft, about 2500m below surface.
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A seismic event measuring 2,1 on the Richter scale affected an area served by the Number 1 subvertical shaft at a depth of about
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The skarn deposit at Carles North, which is a subvertical, tabular mineralized body, is projected to provide about 235,000 tonnes per year of feed to the mill during the first two years of production.
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