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B horizon

noun

Geology.
  1. the subsoil in a soil profile.


B horizon

noun

  1. the layer of a soil profile immediately below the A horizon, containing deposits of leached material
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B horizon

  1. In ABC soil, the second and middle zone, characterized by an accumulation of soluble or suspended organic material, clay, iron, or aluminum. These materials originate in the A horizon and are transported to the B horizon through the process of eluviation. B horizons often have a blocky structure and are reddish in color due to the presence of oxidized metals.
  2. Also called zone of accumulation zone of illuviation
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of B horizon1

First recorded in 1935–40
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Example Sentences

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He had dug the trenches for the footing and got down to the B horizon in the soil where there was no organic material.

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