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submontane

[ suhb-mon-teyn ]

adjective

  1. under or beneath a mountain or mountains.
  2. at or near the foot of mountains.
  3. pertaining or belonging to the lower slopes of mountains.


submontane

/ sʌbˈmɒnteɪn /

adjective

  1. situated on or characteristic of the lower slopes of a mountain
  2. beneath a mountain or mountain range
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • subˈmontanely, adverb
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Other Words From

  • sub·montane·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of submontane1

1810–20; < Late Latin submontānus; sub-, montane
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Word History and Origins

Origin of submontane1

C19: from Latin sub- + mōns mountain
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Example Sentences

The monsoon rains come later and are much less abundant than in the submontane zone.

It still exists in places along the tari or submontane fringe of the Himalayas.

The submontane tract is an undulating country with a red soil, much broken up into ravines along the foot of the hills.

Except in the submontane strips and deep valleys the climate is mild.

The state of Jammu proper, as opposed to Kashmir, consists of a submontane tract, forming the upper basin of the Chenab.

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