ALL meanings of c horizon
c ho·ri·zon
C c - noun c horizon the layer of a soil profile immediately below the B horizon and above the bedrock, composed of weathered rock little affected by soil-forming processes 3
- noun c horizon the third soil zone, consisting of material essentially unaltered by weathering, solution, or the action of plant roots 3
- noun c horizon the layer in a soil profile below the B horizon and immediately above the bedrock, consisting chiefly of weathered, partially decomposed rock. 1