Meanings
adjectivesurficial (not comparable)
- not comparableastronomyOf or pertaining to the surface of something, particularly the surface of the Earth.
When the soil swells on wetting, the former surficial material is mixed with the subsoil.
Synonyms: superficial
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveOf or pertaining to the surface of something, particularly the surface of the Earth.
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Origin
From superficial, under influence from surface.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
French surfacique
- surfaciquepertaining to the surface
German oberflächlich
- oberflächlichpertaining to the surface
Lithuanian paviršinis
- paviršinispertaining to the surface
Norwegian Bokmål overfladisk
- overfladiskpertaining to the surface
Spanish superficial
- superficialpertaining to the surface
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with surficial
officialinitialjudicialartificialbeneficialunofficialsuperficialinterstitialsacrificialprejudicialextrajudicialsimplicialsyncytialFishelnonjudicialadventitialaltricialcicatricialcomitialedificialnoninitialnonofficialnonsuperficialorificial
All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
surficial. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/surficial
MLA
“surficial.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/surficial. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “surficial,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/surficial.
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