Hard surfaces, such as concrete, cover large portions of land, impede the natural absorption of water, and thus exacerbate surficial erosion on adjacent unprotected land.
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Surficial
//səɹˈfɪʃ(ə)l//
Synonyms for "surficial" (2 found)
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Related words (1)
Adjective(1 words)
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2 entriesrelated to
1 entriesTranslations
5 translations across 5 languages.
French
1 entries- surfacique adj (pertaining to the surface)
German
1 entries- oberflächlich adj (pertaining to the surface)
Lithuanian
1 entries- paviršinis adj (pertaining to the surface)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- overfladisk adj (pertaining to the surface)
Spanish
1 entries- superficial adj (pertaining to the surface)
Sample sentences
2 total sentences available.
When the soil swells on wetting, the former surficial material is mixed with the subsoil.
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