superficies

/ˈsupərˌfɪʃiz/
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Definitions of superficies
  1. noun
    outer surface of an area or a body
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    type of:
    surface
    the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary
  2. noun
    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”
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    type of:
    appearance, visual aspect
    outward or visible aspect of a person or thing
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