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superficial

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superficial
(of measurements) involving only the surface area


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I do not mean, therefore, that Frederica's acquirements should be more than superficial, and I flatter myself that she will not remain long enough at school to understand anything thoroughly.
Lady Susan by Austen, Jane View in context
A strange thing, that that part of an orator, which is but superficial, and rather the virtue of a player, should be placed so high, above those other noble parts, of invention, elocution, and the rest; nay, almost alone, as if it were all in all.
The Essays by Bacon, Sir Francis View in context
But, beautiful as it was, I could only take a rapid glance at the basin whose superficial area is two million of square yards.
20,000 Leagues Under The Sea by Verne, Jules View in context
 
 
 
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