What does superficies mean?
Definitions for superficies
ˌsu pərˈfɪʃ iˌiz, -ˈfɪʃ izsu·per·fi·cies
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Princeton's WordNet
superficiesnoun
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
superficiesnoun
outer surface of an area or a body
Wiktionary
superficiesnoun
A two-dimensional magnitude that has length and breadth; especially such a surface that forms the boundary of a solid
superficiesnoun
The area of a two-dimensional surface.
superficiesnoun
The visible, external surface of a body
superficiesnoun
A building intimately associated with the land on which it is built
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
SUPERFICIESnoun
Outside; surface; superfice.
Etymology: Latin.
He on her superficies stretch’d his line. George Sandys.
A convex mirrour makes objects in the middle to come out from the superficies: the painter must, in respect of the light and shadows of his figures, give them more relievo. Dryden.
ChatGPT
superficies
A superficies is a term used in Roman law to describe a right belonging to one person over the soil of another, where he/she has the use of it in height or depth, still preserving the form and substance of it. The term can also refer to a plane or the external face of a solid; a surface.
Webster Dictionary
Superficiesnoun
the surface; the exterior part, superficial area, or face of a thing
Superficiesnoun
everything on the surface of a piece of ground, or of a building, so closely connected by art or nature as to constitute a part of it, as houses, or other superstructures, fences, trees, vines, etc
Superficiesnoun
a real right consisting of a grant by a landed proprietor of a piece of ground, bearing a strong resemblance to the long building leases granted by landholders in England, in consideration of a rent, and under reservation of the ownership of the soil
Etymology: [L., fr. super above, over + facies make, figure, shape. See Surface.]
Wikidata
Superficies
Superficies is a Latin legal term referring to anything which is placed upon and attached to the ground, and most commonly refers to a building erected on land owned by another.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Superficies
sū-pėr-fish′yēz, n. the upper face or surface: the outer face or part of a thing.—adj. Superfi′cial, pertaining to, or being on, the surface: shallow: slight: containing only what is apparent and simple: not learned.—v.t. Superfi′cialise, to treat superficially.—n. Superfi′cialist, a person of merely superficial knowledge.—adv. Superfi′cially.—ns. Superfi′cialness, Superficial′ity; Superfi′ciary, one possessing a right to what stands on the surface of the lands of another.—adj. belonging to the surface: situated on another's land. [L. super, above, facies, face.]
Entomology
Superficies
the upper surface.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of superficies in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of superficies in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
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