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单词 surficial
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Definition of surficial in English:

surficial

adjective səˈfɪʃ(ə)lsərˈfiSHəl
Geology
  • Relating to the earth's surface.

    〔地质〕地表的;地面的

    surficial deposits

    地表矿床。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • New applications bring together soil data with land use, climate, surficial geology and farm management information.
    • The most important aspect of the New Jersey research for the Navy is the effects on the acoustics of shallow-water continental shelf environments of surficial stratigraphic development and preservation.
    • The resulting samples represent modern unconsolidated surficial deposits of the shallow shelf.
    • Another strong argument against the mammoth death-in-the-Flood hypothesis is that the Beringian animals are buried in unconsolidated surficial sediments overlying lithified sedimentary rocks.
    • He also led bedrock and surficial geologic mapping projects in the Chugach Mountains of South Central Alaska for five years.

Derivatives

  • surficially

  • adverb
    Geology
    • Numerous newly collected ‘star cobbles’ from Georgia have siliceous spicules preserved surficially and internally.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Thereafter, with the jamb positioned in the wall, the jamb is plumbed and the external arms of the clips are surficially attached to the wall longitudinally.
      • Three configurations of broadband seismic instruments were deployed: a borehole seismometer, a sensor buried surficially in the sediments, and a sensor resting on the seafloor.
      • Manganoan calcite is commonly surficially altered to a grayish-black to dull-black color; this matter has not been investigated in detail.
      • The chalcopyrite is mostly surficially altered to chrysocolla, tenorite, and limonite.

Origin

Late 19th century: from surface, on the pattern of superficial.

Definition of surficial in US English:

surficial

adjectivesərˈfiSHəl
Geology
  • Relating to the earth's surface.

    〔地质〕地表的;地面的

    surficial deposits

    地表矿床。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • New applications bring together soil data with land use, climate, surficial geology and farm management information.
    • The most important aspect of the New Jersey research for the Navy is the effects on the acoustics of shallow-water continental shelf environments of surficial stratigraphic development and preservation.
    • Another strong argument against the mammoth death-in-the-Flood hypothesis is that the Beringian animals are buried in unconsolidated surficial sediments overlying lithified sedimentary rocks.
    • He also led bedrock and surficial geologic mapping projects in the Chugach Mountains of South Central Alaska for five years.
    • The resulting samples represent modern unconsolidated surficial deposits of the shallow shelf.

Origin

Late 19th century: from surface, on the pattern of superficial.

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