noun
Meaning 1
Material used to make a surface.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- asphalt road surfacings
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
surfacing
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CMU ARPABET: S ER1 F AH0 S IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
The act of coming above the surface.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- The researchers measured the number of surfacings per minute by each dolphin.
Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 3
present participle and gerund of surface
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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noun
Meaning 4
emerging to the surface and becoming apparent
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: egress, egression, emergence
History
Etymology
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Across languages
Translations
1 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Spanish: subimiento a la superficie — act