surfel

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/ˈsɜː(ɹ)fəl/

verb

To wash with a cosmetic water, said by some to be prepared from sulphur.

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Meanings

surfel1

verbsurfel (third-person singular simple present surfels, present participle surfelling, simple past and past participle surfelled)

present singular third person surfels · participle present surfelling · participle past surfelled · past surfelled · alternative surfle

  1. obsoletetransitiveTo wash with a cosmetic water, said by some to be prepared from sulphur.

    She shall no oftener powder her hair, [or] surfel her cheeks, […] but she shall as often gaze on my picture.

    1633, Iohn Ford [i.e., John Ford], Loues Sacrifice. A Tragedie […], London: […] I[ohn] B[eale] for Hugh Beeston, […], →OCLC, (please specify the page)

surfel2

nounsurfel (plural surfels)

plural surfels

  1. computer graphicsA unit square between voxels.

Origin

surfel · verb

Compare sulfur.

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surfel · noun

Blend of surface + voxel.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

urselfsurfle
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APA

surfel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/surfel

MLA

“surfel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/surfel. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “surfel,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/surfel.

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