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- sur·ficial·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins
Origin of surficial1
1890–95; blend of surface and superficial
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Example Sentences
Surficial, sur-fish′al, adj. formed on the surface, as opposed to Subterranean.
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My foot-rule, my rough scale plans and piled-up figures of cubic capacity and surficial area carried all before them.
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The very use of the terms "secondary" and "primary" has suggested antithesis between surficial and deep ores.
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Mineral deposits of the "igneous after-effect" type may be profoundly altered through surficial agencies.
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The zinc oxide minerals in the surficial zone also are sometimes colored yellow by small amounts of greenockite.
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