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superficies

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su·per·fi·cies  (spr-fshz, -fsh-z)
n. pl. superficies
1. The outer surface of an area or a body.
2. External appearance or aspect.

[Latin superficis : super-, super- + facis, face; see face.]

superficies [ˌsuːpəˈfɪʃiːz]
n pl -cies Rare
1. (Mathematics) a surface or outer face
2. the outward form of a thing
[from Latin: upper side, from super- + faciēs face]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.superficies - 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"-R.W.Speaight
appearance, visual aspect - outward or visible aspect of a person or thing
plural, plural form - the form of a word that is used to denote more than one
2.superficies - outer surface of an area or a body
surface - the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary; "there is a special cleaner for these surfaces"; "the cloth had a pattern of red dots on a white surface"


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It is a ridiculous thing, and fit for a satire to persons of judgment, to see what shifts these formalists have, and what prospectives to make superficies to seem body, that hath depth and bulk.
What it really most resembles, different as its superficies may look, is the career of those early mediaeval religious artists, who, precisely because their souls swarmed with heavenly visions, passed their fifty or sixty years in tranquil, systematic industry, seemingly with no thoughts beyond it.
 
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