superficies

[soo-per-fish-ee-eez, -fish-eez]

su·per·fi·ci·es

[soo-per-fish-ee-eez, -fish-eez]
noun, plural su·per·fi·ci·es.
1.
the surface, outer face, or outside of a thing.
2.
the outward appearance, especially as distinguished from the inner nature.

Origin:
1520–30; < Latin superficiēs, equivalent to super- super- + -ficiēs, combining form of faciēs face
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Superficies has a plethora of syllables.
So is cyclotrimethylenetrinitramine. Does it mean:
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, powerful high explosive, C3H6N6O6, used chiefly in bombs and shells.
an obscure term ostensibly referring to a lung disease caused by silica dust, sometimes cited as one of the longest words in the English language.
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superficies (ˌsuːpəˈfɪʃiːz)
 
n , pl -cies
1.  a surface or outer face
2.  the outward form of a thing
 
[C16: from Latin: upper side, from super- + faciēs face]

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superficies su·per·fi·cies (s&oomacr;'pər-fĭsh'ēz, -fĭsh'ē-ēz')
n. pl. superficies

  1. The outer surface of an area or a body.

  2. External appearance or aspect.

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