Surficial
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: Of or pertaining to the surface of something.
Layer
Part of speech: verb
Definition: to cut or divide (something) into layersto arrange (something) in layers.
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A single thickness of some material covering a surfaceA (usually) horizontal deposit; a stratum.A person who lays things, such as tiles.A hen kept to lay eggs.An item of clothing worn under or over another.shoot of a plant, laid under ground for growth.
Example sentence: The 'Wall Street Journal' is quite irate that I rank them with industry front groups and cranks denying climate change. But they have a record whenever industrial pollutants are involved. Look at the 'Journal''s commentary on acid rain, on the ozone layer, and on climate change.