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PRONUNCIATION OF SURFICIAL

surficial  [sɜːˈfɪʃəl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SURFICIAL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Surficial is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES SURFICIAL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of surficial in the English dictionary

The definition of surficial in the dictionary is relating to the surface of the earth.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SURFICIAL


artificial
ˌɑːtɪˈfɪʃəl
beneficial
ˌbɛnɪˈfɪʃəl
carnificial
ˌkɑːnɪˈfɪʃəl
edificial
ˌɛdɪˈfɪʃəl
facial
ˈfeɪʃəl
inartificial
ˌɪnɑːtɪˈfɪʃəl
initial
ɪˈnɪʃəl
interracial
ˌɪntəˈreɪʃəl
judicial
dʒuːˈdɪʃəl
maleficial
ˌmælɪˈfɪʃəl
nonofficial
ˌnɒnəˈfɪʃəl
official
əˈfɪʃəl
orificial
ˌɒrɪˈfɪʃəl
sacrificial
ˌsækrɪˈfɪʃəl
semiofficial
ˌsɛmɪəˈfɪʃəl
spatial
ˈspeɪʃəl
superficial
ˌsuːpəˈfɪʃəl
unartificial
ʌnˌɑːtɪˈfɪʃəl
unbeneficial
ˌʌnˌbɛnɪˈfɪʃəl
unofficial
ˌʌnəˈfɪʃəl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SURFICIAL

surfboard
surfboarder
surfboarding
surfboat
surfcaster
surfcasting
surfeit
surfeiter
surfer
surffish
surfie
surfing
surflike
surfman
surfmen
surfperch
surfride
surfrider
surfriding
surfside

WORDS THAT END LIKE SURFICIAL

altricial
cicatricial
commercial
customs official
elected official
especial
extrajudicial
financial
indicial
injudicial
nonjudicial
party official
petty official
prejudicial
quasi-judicial
rectricial
simplicial
social
tectricial
tribunicial

Synonyms and antonyms of surficial in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «surficial» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SURFICIAL

Find out the translation of surficial to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of surficial from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «surficial» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

地表
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

superficial
570 millions of speakers

English

surficial
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

surficial
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

سورفيسيال
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Поверхностная
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

superficial
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

surficial
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

de surface
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Lancar
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

oberflächlichen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

表層
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

surficial
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Surficial
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

surficial
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

surficial
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सरसरी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

surficial
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

superficiale
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

surficial
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

поверхнева
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

lucrări superficiale
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

επιφανειακών
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

oppervlakonstabiliteit
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

surficial
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

surficial
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of surficial

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SURFICIAL»

The term «surficial» is quite widely used and occupies the 54.581 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SURFICIAL» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «surficial» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «surficial» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about surficial

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SURFICIAL»

Discover the use of surficial in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to surficial and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Distribution, Movement, and Fate on Nitrate in the Surficial ...
Distribution, Movement, and Fate of Nitrate in the Surficial Aquifer Beneath Citrus Groves, Indian River, Martin, Distribution, Movement, and Fate of Nitrate in the Surficial Aquifer. The climate of the study area is characterized as subtropical ...
2
Direction of ground-water flow in the surficial aquifer in ...
The values of vertical gradient calculated between surficial aquifer well ON-267 and Castle Hayne well ON-266 (fig. 8) are slightly positive and fall within a fairly confined range, indicating the potential for downward movement of shallow ...
3
Surficial geologic history of the Canyon Village quadrangle, ...
1973b, Surficial geologic map of the Huckleberry Mountain quadrangle, Yellowstone National Park and adjoining area, Wyoming: U.S. Geol. Survey Misc. Geol. Inv. Map 1-639. 1973c, Surficial geologic map of the Grassy Lake Reservoir  ...
Gerald Martin Richmond, Geological Survey (U.S.)., 1976
4
Studies on Field Stabilization Methods to Prevent Surficial ...
Surficial failures are classified as ilures as the average depth of failure varies from 0.3 m to 1.2 m 6). In many cases the failure surface is parallel to the slope face (Day, hows a typical surficial failure occurred at Bardwell Dam . of Engineers  ...
Venkata Subrahmanyam Dronamraju, 2008
5
Regional ground-water-flow models of surficial sand and ...
The models were constructed for the surficial sand and gravel aquifers along the Mississippi River between Brainerd and St. Cloud in central Minnesota. A model was constructed in each of the two areas (northern and southern) of about 2,000  ...
6
Remote Sensing and GIS for Site Characterization: ...
tispectral data for the discrimination of surficial deposits in southern Ontario. Image Enhancements for Mapping Surficial Materials and Landforms In Canada, surficial geological maps are published by the national and provincial geological  ...
Vernon Singhroy, D. Nebert, Arnold Ivan Johnson, 1996
7
Surficial Mapping and Kinematic Modeling of the St. Clair ...
Data for this project has been collected solely through surficial observations; no seismic or well data were available for use. In conjunction with these surficial observations, several items have been noted. These include: strike and dip data,  ...
Jason M. Sturms, 2008
8
Surficial-geologic Reconnaissance and Scarp Profiling on the ...
Harty, K.M., Mulvey, W.E., and Machette, M.N., 1997, Surficial geologic map of the Nephi segment of the Wasatch fault zone, eastern Juab County, Utah: Utah Geological Survey Map 170, 14 p., scale 1:50,000. Hylland, M.D., and Machette,  ...
Michael D. Hylland, 2007
9
Quaternary Glaciations - Extent and Chronology: Part II: ...
Most of the listed references are for standard published surficial or Quaternary geology maps, but a number are for figures from publications and theses, and maps that cover only limited aspects of superficial geology. This is not a complete list ...
J. Ehlers, P.L. Gibbard, 2004
10
Surficial geology of Anchorage and vicinity, Alaska
SURFICIAL GEOLOGY OF ANCHORAGE AND VICINITY, ALASKA By Robert D. Miller and Ernest Dobrovolnt ABSTRACT Anchorage and vicinity cover parts of three quadrangles, the Anchorage A-8, Anchorage B-8, and Tyonek A-l. Knik Arm  ...
Robert David Miller, Ernest Dobrovolny, 1959

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SURFICIAL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term surficial is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Lacamas Lake draw-down will be delayed
Historically, Georgia-Pacific begins drawing down the lake's water levels after Labor Day to facilitate the annual mechanical and surficial inspections of the ... «Camas Washougal Post Record, Jul 15»
2
Mining News: News Nuggets: DGGS maps metals-rich Talkeetna …
The resultant map presents new, detailed information about bedrock geology, surficial deposits, and faults for a 450-square-mile area about 50 miles east of the ... «Petroleum News, Jul 15»
3
MLA calls for more stringent tests at Shawnigan dump sites
“They used 'surficial' as in, 'of the surface,' ” to describe the test results, Furstenau said. “I would suggest superficial would be a better adjective.” Cook repeated ... «Times Colonist, Jul 15»
4
Collier County Selects Lago Consultants for Surface and …
15-6452 “Modeling Services for Surface Water and Groundwater Management” for protected public water supply wellfields that utilize the Surficial and ... «Florida Water Daily, Jul 15»
5
Teck hosts public consultation for proposed Coal Mountain Phase 2 …
Thus far, the valued components in the project's AE include assessing air quality and climate; environmental noise and vibration; terrain, surficial geology and ... «The Free Press, Jun 15»
6
North Arrow Updates the Redemption Diamond Project, Lac de Gras
Recent and ongoing activities have focused on ground geophysical surveys and surficial geology evaluations intended to help identify and define potential drill ... «MarketWatch, Jun 15»
7
Previously unknown sink for methane discovered deep in granitic rock
This previously unknown methane-trapping process of surficial methane at the transition to a deep sulphate-rich water can theoretically be widespread in the ... «Phys.Org, May 15»
8
Citizenfour: A Glimpse into the Workings of Edward Snowden
As an average U.S. citizen, what I knew of the NSA scandal was fairly surficial: some Joe named Snowden released information about the NSA unlawfully spying ... «The Oredigger Newspaper, Apr 15»
9
Hard and Soft
Particularly noticeable in contrast to some more genuinely surficial areas. And surficial is part of painterly as well, you come to see and appreciate in a new way. «Artvoice, Feb 15»
10
"What would it take to turn this into..."
The cost of energy conservation measures, the repair of structural and surficial damages, the installation of all new mechanical, electrical and plumbing systems, ... «alloveralbany, Jan 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Surficial [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/surficial>. Apr 2024 ».
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