superficies noun.
[su:pǝ'fɪʃɪi:z, sju:-] Pl. same.
M16.[Latin, formed as SUPER- + facies (see FACE noun).]1. Geometry. A magnitude of two dimensions, having only length and breadth; a surface.
M16.2. a. The outer surface of an object.
L16.b. A surface layer. Now
rare.
E17.3. a. A thing likened to a surface; the outward form or aspect.
L16-L18.b. The outward appearance as distinct from the real nature.
L16.Listener The superficies of the work's style and expression are..inadequate guides.4. Superficial area or extent.
M17.5. Roman Law. A structure in or on the surface of a piece of land which is so closely connected with it as to form part of it; a right possessed by a person over such a structure on someone else's land.
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