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SURFICIAL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does surficial mean?
• SURFICIAL (adjective)
The adjective SURFICIAL has 1 sense:
1. pertaining to or occurring on or near the earth's surface
Familiarity information: SURFICIAL used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Pertaining to or occurring on or near the earth's surface
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Context example:
a surficial geologic deposit
Pertainym:
surface (the outermost level of the land or sea)
Derivation:
surface (the outermost level of the land or sea)
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