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1. (n.) surface
the outer face, outside, or exterior boundary of a thing; outermost or uppermost layer or area.
2. surface
any face of a body or thing:
the six surfaces of a cube.
3. surface
extent or area of outer face; superficial area.
4. surface
the outward appearance, esp. as distinguished from the inner nature.
5. surface
any geometric figure having only two dimensions; part or all of the boundary of a solid.
6. surface
land or sea transportation, rather than air, underground, or undersea transportation.
7. surface
an airfoil.
8. (adj.) surface
of, on, or pertaining to the surface; external.
9. surface
apparent rather than real; superficial.
10. surface
of, pertaining to, or via land or sea:
surface mail.
11. surface
of or pertaining to the surface structure of a sentence.
12. (v.t.) surface
to finish the surface of; give a particular kind of surface to.
13. surface
to bring to the surface; cause to appear openly.
14. (v.i.) surface
to rise to the surface.
15. surface
to work on or at the surface.
16. surface
to appear or emerge; turn up:
New evidence has surfaced.
Etymology: (1605–15; < F, =sur-sur -1+faceface , appar. modeled on L superficiessuperficies)
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| Definition of 'surface' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) surface
the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary
"there is a special cleaner for these surfaces"; "the cloth had a pattern of red dots on a white surface"
2. (noun) surface
the extended two-dimensional outer boundary of a three-dimensional object
"they skimmed over the surface of the water"; "a brush small enough to clean every dental surface"; "the sun has no distinct surface"
3. (noun) surface, Earth's surface
the outermost level of the land or sea
"earthquakes originate far below the surface"; "three quarters of the Earth's surface is covered by water"
4. (noun) surface
a superficial aspect as opposed to the real nature of something
"it was not what it appeared to be on the surface"
5. (noun) open, surface
information that has become public
"all the reports were out in the open"; "the facts had been brought to the surface"
6. (adj) airfoil, aerofoil, control surface, surface
a device that provides reactive force when in motion relative to the surrounding air; can lift or control a plane in flight
7. (verb) surface
on the surface
"surface materials of the moon"
8. (verb) surface, come up, rise up, rise
come to the surface
9. (verb) coat, surface
put a coat on; cover the surface of; furnish with a surface
"coat the cake with chocolate"
10. (verb) come on, come out, turn up, surface, show up
appear or become visible; make a showing
"She turned up at the funeral"; "I hope the list key is going to surface again"
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1. (noun) surface
the top part or layer of sth
a smooth/rough surface; the surface of the moon; Lay them out on a flat surface.
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) surface
the exterior part of anything that has length and breadth; one of the limits that bound a solid, esp. the upper face; superficies; the outside; as, the surface of the earth; the surface of a diamond; the surface of the body
2. (noun) surface
hence, outward or external appearance
3. (noun) surface
a magnitude that has length and breadth without thickness; superficies; as, a plane surface; a spherical surface
4. (noun) surface
that part of the side which is terminated by the flank prolonged, and the angle of the nearest bastion
5. (verb) surface
to give a surface to; especially, to cause to have a smooth or plain surface; to make smooth or plain
6. (verb) surface
to work over the surface or soil of, as ground, in hunting for gold
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The Standard Electrical Dictionary |
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1. surface
A galvanic battery is arranged in surface when all the positive plates are connected together and all the negative plates are also connected. This makes it equivalent to one large cell, the surface of whose plates would be equal to the aggregate surface of the plates of the battery. It is also used as an adjective, as "a surface arrangement of battery."
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Sense: the outside part (of anything)
Two-thirds of the earth's surface is covered with water; This road has a very uneven surface.
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 Afrikaans: oppervlak |
 Arabic: سَطْح خارِجي |
 Bulgarian: повърхност |
 Brazilian: superfície |
 Czech: povrch |
 German: die Oberfläche |
 Danish: overflade |
 Greek: επιφάνεια |
 Spanish: superficie |
 Estonian: pind |
 Farsi: سطح |
 Finnish: pinta |
 French: surface |
 Hebrew: שֶׁטַח חִיצוֹנִי |
 Hindi: ऊपरी तल |
 Croatian: površina, vanjska strana |
 Hungarian: felület |
 Indonesian: permukaan |
 Icelandic: yfirborð |
 Italian: superficie |
 Japanese: 表面 |
 Korean: 표면 |
 Lithuanian: paviršius |
 Latvian: virsma |
 Malay: permukaan |
 Dutch: oppervlakte |
 Norwegian: overflate; veidekke |
 Polish: powierzchnia |
 Persian: سطح |
 Pashto: سطح |
 Portuguese: superfície |
 Romanian: suprafaţă |
 Russian: поверхность |
 Slovak: povrch |
 Slovenian: površje |
 Serbian: površina |
 Swedish: yta, utsida, ytskikt |
 Thai: พื้นดินหรือพื้นน้ำ |
 Turkish: yüzey |
 Taiwanese: 表面 |
 Ukrainian: поверхня |
 Urdu: بیرونی حصہ |
 Vietnamese: bề ngoài, bề mặt |
 Chinese: 表面 |
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