superficies Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the purely external aspect of a thing; superficial appearance
    • the audience was held by the substance of the play rather than by the superficies of the production"-R.W.Speaight
  2. noun outer surface of an area or a body

WordNet

Su`per*fi"cies noun
Etymology
L., fr. super above, over + facies make, figure, shape. See Surface.
Definitions
  1. The surface; the exterior part, superficial area, or face of a thing.
  2. (Civil Law) (a) Everything on the surface of a piece of ground, or of a building, so closely connected by art or nature as to constitute a part of it, as houses, or other superstructures, fences, trees, vines, etc. (b) A real right consisting of a grant by a landed proprietor of a piece of ground, bearing a strong resemblance to the long building leases granted by landholders in England, in consideration of a rent, and under reservation of the ownership of the soil. Bouvier. Wharton.

Webster 1913