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Definition of Surficial
1. Adjective. Pertaining to or occurring on or near the earth's surface. "A surficial geologic deposit"
Definition of Surficial
1. Adjective. Of or pertaining to the surface of something. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Surficial
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Surficial
Literary usage of Surficial
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Permafrost: North American Contribution [to The] Second International by Building Research Advisory Board Staff, National Academy of Sciences (U.S.) (1973)
"In general, permafrost seismic velocities in surficial materials increase ...
In Canada, early experiments in the application of seismic to frozen surficial ..."
2. The Coastal Plain of North Carolina by William Bullock Clark, Benjamin LeRoy Miller (1912)
"The Lafayette and Pleistocene deposits, because of their lithologic similarity
and because both exist as surficial coverings upon older formations, ..."
3. Results of Primary Triangulation and Primary Traverse: Fiscal Year 1904-05 by Samuel Stinson Gannett (1905)
"The surficial deposits of the Kenai Peninsula may be divided into two general
classes—deposits laid down in water, such as streams, lakes, or the sea, ..."
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