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superficies

American  
[soo-per-fish-ee-eez, -fish-eez] / ˌsu pərˈfɪʃ iˌiz, -ˈfɪʃ iz /

noun

plural

superficies
  1. the surface, outer face, or outside of a thing.

  2. the outward appearance, especially as distinguished from the inner nature.


superficies British  
/ ˌsuːpəˈfɪʃiːz /

noun

  1. a surface or outer face

  2. the outward form of a thing

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Etymology

Origin of superficies

1520–30; < Latin superficiēs, equivalent to super- super- + -ficiēs, combining form of faciēs face

Example Sentences

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He’s the king of superficies: you fall in love with his Puppy immediately, involuntarily, unironically.

From The Guardian • Jul. 3, 2014

“You cannot stop the superficies of objects from evaporation,” he said.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson

Has it swept across Greenland—that vast superficies partly enveloped in glacier, partly in snow?

From In the Arctic Seas A Narrative of the Discovery of the Fate of Sir John Franklin and his Companions by McClintock, Francis Leopold

What changes worthy of note have taken place in the physical features of her superficies since “the evening and the morning were the third day?”

From The Impending Crisis of the South How to Meet It by Helper, Hinton Rowan

The entire superficies would thus amount to 501,600 geographical square miles, equal to 663,366 English miles.

From The Oregon Territory Its History and Discovery by Twiss, Travers