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surfacing

surfacing

4 4.8
The act of something hidden becoming known or seen
  • noun
  • /ˈsɜrfɪsɪŋ/
translation icon : emergencia
  • Cognition and reason remain notwithstanding the surfacing of emotion into consciousness.
  • surfacing systems
  • percentage of surfacing
  • surfacing of effluent

Examples

  • But I see the same issues surfacing across the board.

  • Instead, I did my own surfacing, which took me quite a while.

    Blog text (13)

  • Hence, the issue of most concern to county health officials is the failure of these systems through the surfacing of wastewater.

    Academic text (2009)

  • Liberalization has been accompanied by the surfacing of social tensions between Africans and Asians.

    Academic text (1998)

  • The surfacing of new evidence helped the investigators solve the cold case.

  • She noticed the surfacing of her emotions after talking about the difficult memories.

  • The surfacing of the sun after a long storm brightened the day's mood.

Synonyms

emergence
vssurfacing
56 4.9

A process where something appears and becomes known or important

is about appearing without gaining importance or wider notice
unfoldment
vssurfacing
1 7.2

A slow process of something being shown and developed

is the plain act of appearing rather than a slow development
eclosion
vssurfacing
9.9

A sudden appearance of something new like an idea or movement

is a general appearing that may be gradual rather than sudden

Antonyms

submerging
5.0

Something sinks until it is completely covered by water

How Apparent

exposure
88 3.9
emergence
56 4.9
surfacing
4 4.8
concealment
8 5.0

Surface Forms

surfacing singular
surfacings plural

Morphology

surfacing = surface (transparent) = surface + ing

Standard gerund/nominalization formed from the verb 'surface' meaning 'to come to the surface', so the noun meaning is directly derived.

Etymology

Surfacing comes from surface, which was built from super- ('above') and the idea of a face ('face' or top). So to 'surface' is to come up to the top or 'face' of something, which is why surfacing means 'appearing' or 'becoming visible'.