surfacing

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noun

Material used to make a surface.

“asphalt road surfacings”

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of surface
nounsurfacing (plural surfacings)

plural surfacings

  1. Material used to make a surface.

    asphalt road surfacings

  2. The act of coming above the surface.

    The researchers measured the number of surfacings per minute by each dolphin.

    1 more example

    I practice nightly, I try to keep ahead. / This art of surfacing is all but dead.

    1979 June 28, “Wind Chill Factor (Minus Zero)”, in The Fine Art of Surfacing, performed by The Boomtown Rats

Translations

Spanish subimiento a la superficie
  • subimiento a la superficieact
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APA

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MLA

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

Chicago

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

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