"surficial" meaning in English

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  "etymology_text": "From superficial, under influence from surface.",
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      "expansion": "surficial (not comparable)",
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
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          "name": "Astronomy",
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            "Earth sciences",
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "When the soil swells on wetting, the former surficial material is mixed with the subsoil."
        }
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        "Of or pertaining to the surface of something, particularly the surface of the Earth."
      ],
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          "surface",
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        ]
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(geology, astronomy) Of or pertaining to the surface of something, particularly the surface of the Earth."
      ],
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        {
          "word": "superficial"
        }
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        "not-comparable"
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      "translations": [
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "pertaining to the surface",
          "word": "oberflächlich"
        },
        {
          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "pertaining to the surface",
          "word": "overfladisk"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "pertaining to the surface",
          "word": "superficial"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/səːˈfɪʃl/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/səɹˈfɪʃ(ə)l/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɪʃəl"
    }
  ],
  "word": "surficial"
}

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  "etymology_text": "From superficial, under influence from surface.",
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
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        "en:Astronomy",
        "en:Geology"
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "When the soil swells on wetting, the former surficial material is mixed with the subsoil."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Of or pertaining to the surface of something, particularly the surface of the Earth."
      ],
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        [
          "geology",
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          "astronomy",
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          "surface",
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        "(geology, astronomy) Of or pertaining to the surface of something, particularly the surface of the Earth."
      ],
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        "not-comparable"
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        "astronomy",
        "geography",
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        "natural-sciences"
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  ],
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/səɹˈfɪʃ(ə)l/",
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  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "superficial"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "pertaining to the surface",
      "word": "oberflächlich"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "pertaining to the surface",
      "word": "overfladisk"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "pertaining to the surface",
      "word": "superficial"
    }
  ],
  "word": "surficial"
}