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Definition: Superficies |
SuperficiesNoun1. 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. 2. Outer surface of an area or a body. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "superficies" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1588. (references) |
Etymology: Superficies \Su`per*fi"cies\, noun. [Latin expression, from super above, over facies make, figure, shape. See Surface.]. (Websters 1913) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Exteriority | Noun: exteriority; outside, exterior; surface, superficies; skin; (covering); superstratum; disk, disc; face, facet; extrados. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Superficies |
| English words defined with "superficies": Exteriority ♦ square measure, Superfice, Superficiary. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "superficies": superficial. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Superficies" is also a word in the following language with English translations in parentheses. Latin (building, surface, top, upper layer). |
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| Title | Author | Quote |
Gulliver's Travels | Swift, Jonathan | The superficies was composed of several bits of wood, about the bigness of a die, but some larger than others. |
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| The following table summarizes names derived from the word "superficies". | |||
| Name | Gender | Language | Meaning |
| Cassia | N/A | Ancient Roman | Superficies |
| Kezia | N/A | Biblical | Superficies |
| Cassia | N/A | English | Superficies |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references.
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| Language | Translations for "superficies"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | syprinë (surface), sipërfaqe (area, extent, face, radius, sheet, surf, surface), pamje e jashtme (appearance, exterior, externals, façade, garb, jib, person, show, surf, surface). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | سطح (face, flat, flatness, flatten, press, prostrate, roof, spread, surface). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | външен вид (exterior, face, outward, person, personage, semblance, trim), повърхност (fringe, sheet, side, stretch, surface, top), повърхнина (area, surface). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | povrch (surface, top). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | superficie (surface). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | εξωτερική επιφάνεια. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | felszín (area, face, level, periphery, surface, top, veneer). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 地上権 . (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | ちじょうけ". (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | uperficiessay superfície (area, content, contents, face, kerf, space, summit, surface, top). (various references) внешний вид (appearance, face, faзade, form, get up, the outer man), наружная поверхность (surface), поверхность (area, surface). (various references) spoljašnja strana, površina (surface). (various references) superficie (area, deck, face, outside, summit, surface, top). (various references) satıh, yüzey (face, plane, surface), dış görünüş (appearance, color, colour, disguise, externals, façade, fashion, get up, guise, rind, semblance, shape, shell, surface, the outer man, varnish). (various references) територія (terrain, territory), зовнішній вигляд (appearance, mien, outward), поверхня (side, surface). (various references) diện tích vẻ ngo i, bề ngo i (aspect, exterior, face, glossy, outside, seeming, veneer), bề mặt (rind, superficiality). (various references) arwynebedd (area, surface). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Language | Date | Source | Genesis Chapter 8, Verse 13 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Kai egeneto en tw eni kai exakosiostw etei en th zwh tou nwe tou prwtou mhnoV mia tou mhnoV exelipen to udwr apo thV ghV kai apekaluyen nwe thn steghn thV kibwtou hn epoihsen kai eiden oti exelipen to udwr apo proswpou thV ghV |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Igitur sescentesimo primo anno primo mense prima die mensis inminutae sunt aquae super terram et aperiens Noe tectum arcae aspexit viditque quod exsiccata esset superficies terrae |
| Old English | 990 | West Saxon | Ða geopenode Noe ðæs arces hrof, ond beheold ut ond geseah ðæt ðære eorðan bradnis wæs adruwod. [omitted: |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | Thanne in the sixte hundryd yeer and oon of the lijf of Noe, the first moneth, the first day of the moneth, ben lessid the waterys vpon erthe; and Noe, openynge the roof of his arke, bihelde and sawy that `al out dried was the ouermost of the erthe. |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | And it came to passe the syxte hundred and one yere and the fyrst daye of the fyrst moneth that the waters were dryed vpp apon the erth. And Noe toke off the hatches of the arke and loked: And beholde the face of the erth was drye. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | And it came to pass in the six hundredth and first year, in the first month, the first day of the month, the waters were dried up from off the earth: and Noah removed the covering of the ark, and looked, and, behold, the face of the ground was dry. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | And it came to pass in the six hundredth and first year, in the first month, the first day of the month, the waters were dried from off the earth: and Noah removed the covering of the ark, and looked, and behold, the face of the ground was dry. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | And in the six hundred and first year, on the first day of the first month, the waters were dry on the earth: and Noah took the cover off the ark and saw that the face of the earth was dry. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Genesis Chapter 8, Verse 13 |
| Cebuano | Ug nahitabo nga sa ikaunom ka gatus ug nahauna nga tuig, sa nabaunang bulan, sa nahaunang adlaw sa bulan, ang mga tubig minghubas sa ibabaw sa yuta ug gikuha ni Noe ang atop sa arca, ug siya mitan-aw ug ania karon, ang nawong sa yuta namala na. |
| Croatian | est stotina prve godine Noina života, prvoga mjeseca, prvog dana u mjesecu uzmakoše vode sa zemlje. Noa skine pokrov s korablje i pogleda: površina okopnjela. |
| Dutch | En het geschiedde in het zeshonderd en eerste jaar, in de eerste maand, op den eersten derzelver maand, dat de wateren droogden van boven de aarde; toen deed Noach het deksel der ark af, en zag toe, en ziet, de aardbodem was gedroogd. |
| Finnish | Ja Nooan kuudentenasadantena yhdentenä ikävuotena, vuoden ensimmäisenä kuukautena, kuukauden ensimmäisenä päivänä, oli vesi kuivunut maan päältä. Niin Nooa poisti katon arkista ja katseli; ja katso, maan pinta oli kuivunut. |
| French | L`an six cent un, le premier mois, le premier jour du mois, les eaux avaient séché sur la terre. Noé ôta la couverture de l`arche: il regarda, et voici, la surface de la terre avait séché. |
| German | Im sechshundertundersten Jahr des Alters Noahs, am ersten Tage des ersten Monats vertrocknete das Gewässer auf Erden. Da tat Noah das Dach von dem Kasten und sah, daß der Erdboden trocken war. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Maka adalah pada enam ratus satu tahun, pada bulan yang pertama dan pada sehari bulan itu airpun kekeringanlah dari atas muka bumi; maka dibuka oleh Nuh akan tudung bahtera itu, lalu dilihatnya bahwa sesungguhnya muka bumi itupun kekeringanlah adanya. |
| Italian | L'anno seicentouno della vita di Noè, il primo mese, il primo giorno del mese, le acque si erano prosciugate sulla terra; Noè tolse la copertura dell'arca ed ecco la superficie del suolo era asciutta. |
| Maori | ¶ A no te ono rau ma tahi o nga tau, no te marama tuatahi, no te ra tuatahi o te marama, i maroke atu ai nga wai i runga i te whenua: na ka hurahia atu e Noa te hipoki o te aaka, a ka kite, na, kua maroke te mata o te whenua. |
| Norwegian | I det seks hundre og første år, i den første måned, på den første dag i måneden, var vannet tørket bort fra jorden. Da tok Noah taket av arken; og han så ut, og se, jorden var tørr. |
| Portuguese | No ano seiscentos e um, no mês primeiro, no primeiro dia do mês, secaram-se as águas de sobre a terra. Então Noé tirou a cobertura da arca: e olhou, e eis que a face a terra estava enxuta. |
| Rumanian | Kn anul wase sute unu, kn luna kntki, kn ziua kntki a lunii, apele secaserq pe pqmknt. Noe a ridicat knvelitoarea corqbiei: s`a uitat, wi iatq cq faya pqmkntului se uscase. |
| Swedish | I det sexhundraförsta året, i första månaden, på första dagen i månaden, hade vattnet sinat bort ifrån jorden. Då tog Noa av taket på arken och såg nu att marken var fri ifrån vatten. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Misspellings | |
"Superficies" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: superficie. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| Words rhyming with "superficies" (pronounced 'Su`per*fi"cies'): species, subspecies. (additional references) |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "c-e-e-f-i-i-p-r-s-s-u" | |
-1 letter: specifiers. | |
-2 letters: specifier, specifies, spiceries. | |
-3 letters: epicures, perfuses, precises, purifies. | |
-4 letters: cerises, ceruses, cruises, epeiric, epicure, fescues, ficuses, fissure, frisees, fussier, percuss, perfuse, peruses, piecers, pierces, precess, precise, prussic, pussier, recipes, recuses, refuses, reifies, reissue, rescues, secures, seisure, sferics, species, spicers, spicier, spruces, suspire, uprises. | |
-5 letters: cereus, cerise, ceruse, creeps, crepes, cripes, crises, crisis, crisps. | |
| Words containing the letters "c-e-e-f-i-i-p-r-s-s-u" | |
+4 letters: superinfections. | |
+5 letters: superficialities. | |
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