Lexic.us

Definition of Superficial

1. Adjective. Concerned with or comprehending only what is apparent or obvious; not deep or penetrating emotionally or intellectually. "Only superficial differences"

2. Adjective. Of, affecting, or being on or near the surface. "A superficial wound"

3. Adjective. Of little substance or significance. "Only trivial objections"

Definition of Superficial

1. a. Of or pertaining to the superficies, or surface; lying on the surface; shallow; not deep; as, a superficial color; a superficial covering; superficial measure or contents; superficial tillage.

Definition of Superficial

1. Adjective. Shallow, lacking substance. ¹

2. Adjective. At face value. ¹

3. Adjective. Of or pertaining to the surface. ¹

4. Adjective. Being near the surface. ¹

5. Adjective. (rare) Two-dimensional; drawn on a flat surface. ¹

6. Noun. (context: chiefly in plural) A surface detail. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Superficial

1. [adj]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Superficial

superfecta superfectas superfecundations superfecundity superfemale superfemales superfeminine superfetate superfetated superfetates

superfetating superfetations superfete superficial (current term) superficial epigastric vein superficial middle cerebral vein superficial temporal vein superficialise superficialised superficialises

superficialising superficialist superficialists superficialities superficiality superficialize superficialized superficializes

Literary usage of Superficial

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Anatomy, Descriptive and Surgical by Henry Gray (1901)
"occasionally the superficial epigastric vein. It rests on the inner margin of the Psoas muscle, which separates it from the capsular ligament of the ..."

2. Cunningham's Manual of Practical Anatomy by Daniel John Cunningham, Arthur Robinson (1914)
"superficial DISSECTION. This dissection comprises the examination of the ... The superficial external pudendal artery. 4. The superficial epigastric artery. ..."

3. Cunningham's Manual of Practical Anatomy by Daniel John Cunningham, Arthur Robinson (1914)
"THE SCALP AND THE superficial STRUCTURES OF THE TEMPORAL REGION. Under the term " scalp " are included the soft structures which cover the vault of the ..."

4. A Text Book of the Principles of Physics by Alfred Daniell (1884)
"On the surface of most other fluids it will move into the magnetic meridian, but the whole superficial film of the liquid will move with it, as may be shown ..."

5. The Financial Policy of Corporations by Arthur Stone Dewing (1920)
"CHAPTER II CAUSES OF FAILURE Distinction between the fundamental and the superficial causes of failure, io; Four fundamental causes of failure, ..."

6. Isis Unveiled: A Master-key to the Mysteries of Ancient and Modern Science by Helena Petrovna Blavatsky (1892)
"To pass from the philosophical speculations of a man like Schopen hauer to the superficial generalizations of some of the French Academi cians, ..."

7. Old Virginia and Her Neighbours by John Fiske (1897)
"These proceedings in Maryland become perfectly intelligible if we compare them with what superficial was S°'inS on a* *ne very same moment in Virginia. ..."

8. Old Virginia and Her Neighbours by John Fiske (1897)
"These proceedings in Maryland become perfectly intelligible if we compare them with what superficial was S0'lnS on a* *ne very same moment ..."

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