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Definition of Surface
1. Adjective. On the surface. "Surface materials of the moon"
2. Verb. Come to the surface.
Generic synonyms: Ascend, Go Up
Specialized synonyms: Emerge, Resurface, Bubble Up, Intumesce, Swell, Well
Derivative terms: Rise, Surfacing
3. Noun. The outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary. "The cloth had a pattern of red dots on a white surface"
Specialized synonyms: Bed, Board, Gameboard, Face, Ground, Horizontal Surface, Level, Klein Bottle, Meniscus, Miter, Mitre, Mobius Strip, Plaster, Plasterwork, Projection Screen, Screen, Silver Screen, Side, Skin, Spandrel, Spandril, Superficies, Tread, Vertical Surface, Work Surface
4. Verb. Put a coat on; cover the surface of; furnish with a surface. "The wind storms surface the area with dust and dirt"; "Coat the cake with chocolate"
Specialized synonyms: Rubber, Rubberise, Rubberize, Anodise, Anodize, Gelatinize, Skim, Stucco, Egg, Encrust, Incrust, Dredge, Soot, Refinish, Brush On, Patinate, Patinise, Patinize, Resurface, Crumb, Copper, Finish, Bonderise, Bonderize, Blacktop, Foliate, Galvanise, Galvanize, Pave, Seal, Varnish, Glaze, Tar, Enrobe, Daub, Plaster, Render, Skimcoat, Paint, Cement, Grit, Plate, Metal, Macadamise, Macadamize, Tarmac, Size, Metalize, Metallize, Platinize, Porcelainize, Zinc
Generic synonyms: Cover
Derivative terms: Coat, Coating, Coating, Coating
5. Noun. The extended two-dimensional outer boundary of a three-dimensional object. "The sun has no distinct surface"
Generic synonyms: Bound, Boundary, Bounds
6. Verb. Appear or become visible; make a showing. "I hope the list key is going to surface again"
7. Noun. The outermost level of the land or sea. "Three quarters of the Earth's surface is covered by water"
Generic synonyms: Layer
Terms within: Body Of Water, Water, Gap, Opening
Specialized synonyms: Floor, Floor
Group relationships: Geosphere, Lithosphere
Derivative terms: Surficial
8. Noun. A superficial aspect as opposed to the real nature of something. "It was not what it appeared to be on the surface"
9. Noun. Information that has become public. "The facts had been brought to the surface"
Generic synonyms: General Knowledge, Public Knowledge
Derivative terms: Open, Open
10. Noun. A device that provides reactive force when in motion relative to the surrounding air; can lift or control a plane in flight.
Specialized synonyms: Aileron, Elevator, Flap, Flaps, Horizontal Stabiliser, Horizontal Stabilizer, Tailplane, Rotary Wing, Rotor Blade, Rudder, Spoiler, Spoiler, Stabilizer, Vertical Tail, Wing
Generic synonyms: Device
Terms within: Leading Edge, Trailing Edge
Definition of Surface
1. n. 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. v. t. To give a surface to; especially, to cause to have a smooth or plain surface; to make smooth or plain.
Definition of Surface
1. Noun. The up-side of a flat object such as a table, or of a liquid. ¹
2. Noun. The outside hull of a tangible object. ¹
3. Noun. (mathematics) (geometry) The locus of an equation (especially one with exactly two degrees of freedom) in a more-than-two-dimensional space. ¹
4. Verb. (transitive) To provide something with a surface. ¹
5. Verb. (transitive) To apply a surface to something. ¹
6. Verb. (intransitive) To rise to the surface. ¹
7. Verb. (intransitive) To come out of hiding. ¹
8. Verb. (intransitive) For information or facts to become known. ¹
9. Verb. (intransitive) To work a mine near the surface. ¹
10. Verb. (intransitive) To appear or be found. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Surface
1. to apply an outer layer to [v -FACED, -FACING, -FACES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Surface
Literary usage of Surface
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1920)
"The only surface that can contain an area of parabolic points is a developable
surface (see 16), ie, a surface developable upon a plane. 15. ..."
2. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1920)
"This class has a surface displacement of about 300 tons and a submerged ...
They made about 111 to 12 knots on the surface and 6 to 7J knots submerged. ..."
3. Elements of the Theory of the Newtonian Potential Function by Benjamin Osgood Peirce (1902)
"inner surface, and in this case the limit of -— may be consid- o, ... It is to
be carefully noticed that the inner surface of a closed shell need not be ..."
4. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1918)
"A spherical or ellipsoidal surface is also simply connected, with this difference,
that closed curves, if one obstacle (a small circle or ..."
5. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1920)
"Any steel upon which it is desired to apply a preservative coating should have
its surface in such condition also that the coating will adhere well to it. ..."
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