solum

American  

[soh-luhm] / ˈsoʊ ləm /

noun

plural

sola, solums

1. the upper part of the soil profile, which is influenced by plant roots; the A horizon and the B horizon.

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solum British  

/ ˈsəʊləm /

noun

1. the upper layers of the soil profile, affected by climate and vegetation

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solum Scientific  

/ sō′ləm /

plural

sola

1. The upper layers of a soil profile in which soil formation occurs. The A and B horizons in an ABC soil are part of the solum.

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Etymology

Origin of solum

1820–30; < Latin: base, bottom; see sole ²

Example Sentences

The classic doctrine, derived from ancient Roman law, is cuius est solum eius est usque ad coelum�"who owns the land owns even to the skies."

From Time Magazine Archive

Quæ singula improvidam mortalitatem involvunt, solum ut inter ista certum sit, nihil esse certi, nec miserius quidquam homine, aut superbius.

From History of European Morals From Augustus to Charlemagne (Vol. 1 of 2) by Lecky, William Edward Hartpole

Alio modo aliquid operatur ad effectum aliquem instrumentaliter, quod quidem non operatur ad effectum per formam sibi inhaerentem, sed solum inquantum est motum a per se agente.

From Ontology or the Theory of Being by Coffey, Peter

Thus Innocent iii. says; “Dominus Petro non solum universam Ecclesiam sed etiam sæculum reliquit gubernandum.”

From Letters From Rome on the Council by D?llinger, Johann Joseph Ignaz von

“Falsæ etenim opiniones Hominum præoccupantes, non solum surdos sed ut cæcos faciunt, ita ut videre nequeant, quæ aliis perspicua apparent.”

From Witch, Warlock, and Magician Historical Sketches of Magic and Witchcraft in England and Scotland by Adams, W. H. Davenport (William Henry Davenport)