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Noun: superficies  ,soo-pu(r)'fi-shee,eez or ,soo-pu(r)'fi-sheez
  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"
     
  2. Outer surface of an area or a body

Type of: appearance, surface, visual aspect

Encyclopedia: Superficies

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superfecundation
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superficial
superficial epigastric vein
superficial middle cerebral vein
superficial temporal vein
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superficially
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superfluity
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Superfund
Superfund program
Superfund site
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