interfacial

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adjective

Of or pertaining to an interface.

Less commonScrabble 16

Meanings

adjectiveinterfacial (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf or pertaining to an interface.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁n̥tér
  3. Proto-Italic*n̥ter
  4. Latininter
  5. Latininter-
  6. Englishinter-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁k-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*dʰh₁kyéti
  10. Proto-Italic*θakjō
  11. Proto-Italic*fakjō
  12. Latinfaciō
  13. Latinfaciēs
  14. Late Latinfacia
  15. Old Frenchface
  16. Middle Englishface
  17. Englishface
  18. Englishinterface
  19. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  20. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  21. Englishinterfacial

From interface + -ial.

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Translations

French interfacial
  • interfacialrelating to an interface
Greek διεπαφικός
  • διεπαφικός (diepafikós)relating to an interface
Spanish interfacial
  • interfacialrelating to an interface
Cite this entry
APA

interfacial. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/interfacial

MLA

“interfacial.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/interfacial. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “interfacial,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/interfacial.

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