单词 | superface |
释义 | superfacen. = surface n. (in various senses). ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > surface > [noun] scalec1400 superfice?c1400 superficie?a1425 overfacec1475 plata1522 superficies1530 situation1558 outface1570 upperface1583 surface1600 superface1633 periphery1664 1633 T. Adams Comm. 2 Peter (ii. 4) 514 The superface of the earth. 1699 Ld. Belhaven Countrey-mans Rudim. 14 Oft-times a sudden Spait of Rain scalds the tender Grain, and thereby the superface of the Ground becomes more hardned when dry Weather comes thereafter. 1807 W. H. Ireland Stultifera Navis xxi. 87 Instead of watching these several propensities which should constitute the leading principle of tutors, they..attend to superface only. 1858 Engineer's Jrnl. 3 Apr. 98/1 A constant trituration of the superface under atmospheric influence goes on. 1950 Oikos 2 15 The dissimilarities between these surfaces and the dorsal superface of G. quinquecinctus. 2001 Coleopterist's Handbk. 55 2 Superface opaque, blackish micropubescent. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1633 |
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