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underside

[uhn-der-sahyd] / ˈʌn dərˌsaɪd /
NOUN
lower side
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Gotham is able to distinguish between the animals largely thanks to "fluke prints": whales have unique patterns on the underside of their tails, similar to human fingerprints, St. Lawrence explained.

From Barron's Aug. 18, 2026

The fire service also warned drivers not to park on dry grass as the underside of vehicles can reach over 400C.

From BBC Aug. 12, 2026

Scientists discovered that the shape of the underside of the ice shelf strongly affects how seawater circulates below it.

From Science Daily May 10, 2026

A fluffy, faux-wool sherpa underside sits next to the skin.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 23, 2026

Aru and Mini jumped, banging their heads on the underside of the table.

From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi

Analysis has shown Punk and Emo had smooth undersides, indicating they likely lived on the seabed.

From BBC Jan. 10, 2025

Aescape has heated “hands,” which look like giant pads with touch points on their undersides.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 3, 2024

Laurent Cantet, an eminent director who made penetrating films about the prickly undersides of French life and society, died on April 25 in Paris.

From New York Times May 5, 2024

Certain species, like the pythons, have specialized muscles that connect their ribs directly to their skin, allowing them to use just the skin on their undersides to push against the ground and move forward.

From Slate Mar. 8, 2024

The undersides held a stickier yellow glow, and here and there a gleaming edge was picked out in nacreous brown, and the occasional filigree lacework that blossomed around a ruptured skin.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan




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