Surficial

adjective

/səːˈfɪʃl/

Word Frequency: 0.2

Definitions

1.adjectiveOf 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."

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