unterhalb

below, downstream of

preposition OON-ter-halp Rare

Also means

lower than, under

Usage Note

Unterhalb governs the genitive and places something below a reference point: unterhalb des Durchschnitts (below average). Antonym of oberhalb. Natural in both formal and everyday contexts.

Examples

"Der Wasserstand lag deutlich unterhalb des langjährigen Mittels."

Natural Translation

The water level was well below the long-term average.

Literal Translation

The water-level lay clearly below the long-years average.

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