superficies
[soo-per-fish-ee-eez, -fish-eez]
noun, plural su·per·fi·ci·es.
the surface, outer face, or outside of a thing.
the outward appearance, especially as distinguished from the inner nature.
Origin of superficies
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Related Words for superficies
area, top, level, face, exterior, skin, expanse, side, facade, lid, head, point, tip, cap, cover, ceiling, roof, surface, height, peakExamples from the Web for superficies
Historical Examples of superficies
The valuation of his house at Rome (superficies aedium) was fixed at HS.
Plutarch's Lives, Volume IVAubrey Stewart
More than half of this superficies is comprised in the main island.
JapanVarious
If A be really a proprium of superficies, it cannot be also proprium of body.
AristotleGeorge Grote
He feels hopelessly incidental to the superficies of the earth.
Letters from AmericaRupert Brooke
A superficies is that which professes to have principle, but has no consistency.
superficies
noun plural -cies rare
Word Origin for superficies
C16: from Latin: upper side, from super- + faciēs face
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superficies
[sōō′pər-fĭsh′ēz, -fĭsh′ē-ēz′]
n. pl. superficies
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