About The Word Superficies
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Superficies
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What's The Definition Of Superficies?
[n] outer surface of an area or a body
[n] 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 Synonyms | Synonyms for Superficies: Related Terms | Find terms related to Superficies: See Also | appearance | surface | visual aspect Superficies In Webster's Dictionary \Su`per*fi"cies\, n. [L., fr. super above, over +
facies make, figure, shape. See {Surface}.]
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.
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