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superficies

su·per·fi·cies

UK/ˌsuː.pəˈfɪʃ.i.iːz/ US/ˌsu.pɚˈfɪˌʃiz/ uncommon

noun

1.

the purely external aspect of a thing; superficial appearance

  • “the audience was held by the substance of the play rather than by the superficies of the production” R.W.Speaight
2.

outer surface of an area or a body

Origin

Borrowing from Latin superficiēs (“top, surface”), from super- (“above, over”) + faciēs (“form, configuration, shape”). Doublet of surface.

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