Hypertext Webster Gateway: "surfacing"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Surface \Sur"face\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Surfaced}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Surfacing}.]
1. To give a surface to; especially, to cause to have a
smooth or plain surface; to make smooth or plain.
2. To work over the surface or soil of, as ground, in hunting
for gold.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
surfacing
n : emerging to the surface and becoming apparent
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