b-horizon

1. 1.

   immediately below the A-horizon; contains deposits of organic matter leached from surface soils

   SynonymsB horizon

   Broadersoil horizon

Questions about b-horizon

What does b-horizon mean?

b-horizon means "immediately below the A-horizon; contains deposits of organic matter leached from surface soils".

How many syllables are in b-horizon?

b-horizon has 3 syllables and divides as b-ho-ri-zon under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for b-horizon?

Close synonyms include B horizon. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.