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Noun: surface surfis- 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" - 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" - 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" - Earth's surface - A superficial aspect as opposed to the real nature of something
"it was not what it appeared to be on the surface" - Information that has become public
"the facts had been brought to the surface" - open - A device that provides reactive force when in motion relative to the surrounding air; can lift or control a plane in flight
- airfoil [N. Amer], aerofoil [Brit], control surface Adjective: surface surfis- On the surface
"surface materials of the moon" Verb: surface surfis- Come to the surface
- come up, rise up, rise - Put a coat on; cover the surface of; furnish with a surface
- coat - Appear or become visible; make a showing
"I hope the list key is going to surface again" - come on, come out, turn up, show up
Derived forms: surfaced, surfaces, surfacing See also: aboveground, grade-constructed [N. Amer], opencast [Brit], opencut, superficial, surfacing, surficial Type of: appear, artefact [Brit], artifact [N. Amer], ascend, aspect, bound, boundary, bounds, cover, device, facet, general knowledge, go up, layer, public knowledge Antonym: overhead, subsurface Part of: geosphere, lithosphere Encyclopedia: Surface |