Definitions for surfacing

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surfacing sur·fac·ing

Spelling: [sur-fuh-sing]

IPA: /ˈsɜr fə sɪŋ/

Surfacing is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 15 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 19 points.

You can make 473 anagrams from letters in surfacing (acfginrsu).

Definitions for surfacing

noun

1. the action or process of giving a finished surface to something.
2. the material with which something is surfaced.
3. the act or an instance of rising to the surface of a body of water.
4. the outer face, outside, or exterior boundary of a thing; outermost or uppermost layer or area.
5. any face of a body or thing:
6. extent or area of outer face; superficial area.
7. the outward appearance, especially as distinguished from the inner nature:
8. Geometry. any figure having only two dimensions; part or all of the boundary of a solid.
9. land or sea transportation, rather than air, underground, or undersea transportation.
10. Aeronautics. an airfoil.

adjective

1. of, on, or pertaining to the surface; external.
2. apparent rather than real; superficial:
3. of, relating to, or via land or sea:
4. Linguistics. belonging to a late stage in the transformational derivation of a sentence; belonging to the surface structure.

verb (used with object)

1. to finish the surface of; give a particular kind of surface to; make even or smooth.
2. to bring to the surface; cause to appear openly:

verb (used without object)

1. to rise to the surface:
2. to work on or at the surface.

Origin of surfacing

First recorded in 1855-60; surface + -ing¹

Examples for surfacing

The weekend will have brought bickering, surfacing age-old frustrations.

At this date also commences the art of surfacing articles of earthenware.

And world affairs are no comfort either, with Ebola surfacing as the latest scary thing.

I certainly had vigorously impressed upon me the necessity of surfacing.

To summarize the features of surfacing varnish, note: First.

Already reports are surfacing that Mrs. Palin has signed with a Washington super-agent for a two-part book deal.

Cast members of seminal TV show Twin Peaks have been surfacing in music videos lately.

surfacing, they swam about for the sheer joy of swimming, then dived again.

Drowned bodies are now surfacing and the number is expected to grow even further as more bodies are found.

Those employing knives having straight edges for surfacing purposes and cutting the work to thickness.