superficies

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A two-dimensional magnitude that has length and breadth; especially such a surface that forms the boundary of a solid.
  2. The area of a two-dimensional surface.
  3. The visible, external surface of a body.
  4. The surface (of something immaterial, especially of the mind or soul).
  5. A building intimately associated with the land on which it is built.

Pronunciation

/ˌsuː.pəˈfɪʃ.i.iːz/ /ˌsu.pɚˈfɪˌʃiz/ /ˌsu.pɚˈfɪʃ.iˌiz/

Word forms

superficies

Etymology

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

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