surficial
[ ser-fish-uh l ]
/ sərˈfɪʃ əl /
adjective
Origin of surficial
1890–95; blend of
surface and
superficial
OTHER WORDS FROM surficial
sur·fi·cial·ly, adverbWords nearby surficial
surfcasting,
surfeit,
surfer's knobs,
surfer's knot,
surffish,
surficial,
surfie,
surfing,
surfing music,
surfing the web,
surfperch
Example sentences from the Web for surficial
My foot-rule, my rough scale plans and piled-up figures of cubic capacity and surficial area carried all before them.
A Floating Home |Cyril IonidesSurficial, sur-fish′al, adj. formed on the surface, as opposed to Subterranean.