SURFICIAL

surficial

(adjective) pertaining to or occurring on or near the earth’s surface; “a surficial geologic deposit”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

surficial (not comparable)

Of or pertaining to the surface of something, particularly the surface of the Earth.

Synonyms

• superficial

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

7 November 2024

ERASE

(verb) remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing; “Please erase the formula on the blackboard--it is wrong!”


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.

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