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[ sur-fis ] / ˈsɜr fɪs / SEE SYNONYMS FOR surface ON THESAURUS.COM
nounthe outer face, outside, or exterior boundary of a thing; outermost or uppermost layer or area. any face of a body or thing: the six surfaces of a cube. extent or area of outer face; superficial area. the outward appearance, especially as distinguished from the inner nature: to look below the surface of a matter. Geometry. any figure having only two dimensions; part or all of the boundary of a solid. land or sea transportation, rather than air, underground, or undersea transportation. Aeronautics. an airfoil. adjectiveof, on, or pertaining to the surface; external. apparent rather than real; superficial: to be guilty of surface judgments. of, relating to, or via land or sea: surface mail. Linguistics. belonging to a late stage in the transformational derivation of a sentence; belonging to the surface structure. verb (used with object), sur·faced, sur·fac·ing.to finish the surface of; give a particular kind of surface to; make even or smooth. to bring to the surface; cause to appear openly: Depth charges surfaced the sub. So far we've surfaced no applicants. verb (used without object), sur·faced, sur·fac·ing.to rise to the surface: The submarine surfaced after four days. to work on or at the surface. Origin of surface1605–15; <French, equivalent to sur-sur-1 + faceface, apparently modeled on Latin superficiessuperficies OTHER WORDS FROM surfacesur·face·less, adjectivesur·fac·er, nounnon·sur·face, noun, adjectiveun·sur·faced, adjectiveWords nearby surfaceSûreté, sure thing, surety, suretyship, surf, surface, surface acoustic wave, surface-active, surface-active agent, surface analgesia, surface anatomy Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for surfaceThe more resources and education society becomes equipped with, the fewer stories like yours will surface. Dear Leelah, We Will Fight On For You: A Letter to a Dead Trans Teen|Parker Molloy|January 1, 2015|DAILY BEAST The most exciting and thrillingly unique artist to surface in 2014. The 10 Best Albums of 2014: Taylor Swift, Sia, Run the Jewels, and More|Marlow Stern|December 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST Set a heatproof bowl over a pot of gently simmering water, making sure that the bowl does not touch the surface of the water. Carla Hall’s Christmas Day Treat: Rum Balls|Carla Hall|December 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST You can go as deep as you like, or float about on the surface. D’Angelo’s ‘Black Messiah’ Was Worth Waiting 15 Years For|James Joiner|December 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Its fissures are forever present and not that far beneath the surface of every day life. The Wildly Peaceful, Human, Almost Boring, Ultimately Great New York City Protests for Eric Garner|Mike Barnicle|December 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST A large proportion of mammals have the surface fairly uniformly covered with hair of one kind only. The Vertebrate Skeleton|Sidney H. Reynolds This boat, which floats upon the surface of the water until the larv are disclosed, is placed there by the female gnat. An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. III (of 4)|William Kirby I was no longer beneath the surface of the earth but was somewhere in the massive concrete structure of the City of Berlin. City of Endless Night|Milo Hastings Sometimes for an instant he scanned the surface of the lake for signs of breaking fish or splash of migrant water bird. The Harvester|Gene Stratton Porter The surface is porous; the cells are distant and arranged irregularly, and seem as if composed of sand cemented with mud. The Sea-beach at Ebb-tide|Augusta Foote Arnold
British Dictionary definitions for surface
noun- the exterior face of an object or one such face
- (as modifier)surface gloss
- the area or size of such a face
- (as modifier)surface measurements
material resembling such a face, with length and width but without depth - the superficial appearance as opposed to the real nature
- (as modifier)a surface resemblance
geometry - the complete boundary of a solid figure
- a continuous two-dimensional configuration
- the uppermost level of the land or sea
- (as modifier)surface transportation
come to the surface to emerge; become apparent on the surface to all appearances verbto rise or cause to rise to or as if to the surface (of water, etc) (tr) to treat the surface of, as by polishing, smoothing, etc (tr) to furnish with a surface (intr) mining - to work at or near the ground surface
- to wash surface ore deposits
(intr) to become apparent; emerge (intr) informal - to wake up
- to get up
Derived forms of surfacesurfaceless, adjectivesurfacer, nounWord Origin for surfaceC17: from French, from sur on + face face, probably on the model of Latin superficies Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with surface
see on the surface; scratch the surface. The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Words related to surfacesuperficial, outer, exterior, shallow, outward, facial, area, top, level, face, skin, façade, expanse, side, materialize, emerge, appear, come up, arise, flare up Medical definitions for surface
n.The outer or topmost part of a solid structure. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. |