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Superficial vs Circumference - What's the difference?

superficial | circumference |

As nouns the difference between superficial and circumference

is that superficial is (chiefly in plural) a surface detail while circumference is (geometry) the line that bounds a circle or other two-dimensional figure.

As an adjective superficial

is shallow, lacking substance.

As a verb circumference is

(obsolete|transitive) to include in a circular space; to bound.

superficial

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Shallow, lacking substance.
  • At face value.
  • *
    • Secondly, I continue to base my concepts on intensive study of a limited suite of collections, rather than superficial study of every packet that comes to hand.
  • Of or pertaining to the surface.
  • Being near the surface.
  • (rare) Two-dimensional; drawn on a flat surface.

    • Synonyms

    * (of or pertaining to the surface) surficial

    Antonyms

    * in-depth * thorough * (lacking substance) substantive

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (chiefly in plural) A surface detail.
    • He always concentrates on the superficials and fails to see the real issue.

    Related terms

    * superfice (archaic) ----

    circumference

    English

    (wikipedia circumference)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (geometry) The line that bounds a circle or other two-dimensional figure
  • (geometry) The length of such a line
  • (obsolete) The surface of a round or spherical object

    • Synonyms

    * (distance measured around any object ): girth * (distance measured around a race track ): lap

    Related terms

    * diameter * radius * perimeter

    Verb

    (circumferenc)
  • (obsolete) To include in a circular space; to bound.
    • (Sir Thomas Browne)