underside
noun
un·der·side
ˈən-dər-ˌsīd 
ˌən-dər-ˈsīd
1
: the side or surface lying underneath
2
: a side usually hidden from sight
specifically
: the more unpleasant or reprehensible side
the underside of politics
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the underside of the table
The book explores the underside of human nature.
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Laser pulses generate a topographic map in a manner similar to how a bat uses echolocation: Laser light is fired from an aircraft, bounces off objects on the ground, and returns to the detector located on the underside of the aircraft.
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Anna Lagos, WIRED, 30 Oct. 2024
While this is great and all, Apple still hasn’t changed the location of the charging port on the Magic Mouse, leaving it on the underside of the device.
—Emma Roth, The Verge, 30 Oct. 2024
Plates installed on the ground at locations like bus stops or depots connect wirelessly to charge matching plates installed on the underside of electric buses.
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Anna Lagos, WIRED, 30 Oct. 2024
While this is great and all, Apple still hasn’t changed the location of the charging port on the Magic Mouse, leaving it on the underside of the device.
—Emma Roth, The Verge, 30 Oct. 2024
Plates installed on the ground at locations like bus stops or depots connect wirelessly to charge matching plates installed on the underside of electric buses.
—Chris Stokel-Walker, TIME, 30 Oct. 2024
On the underside of the Data Matrix Elite 2Big is a small hatch which opens and reveals an M.2 bay for installing an NVMe SSD.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 26 Oct. 2024
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underside
noun
un·der·side
ˈən-dər-ˌsīd
ˌən-dər-ˈsīd
: the side or part lying underneath
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