surface

Signification

Noun

1. The overside or up-side of a flat object such as a table, or of a liquid.
2. The outside hull of a tangible object.
3. Outward or external appearance.
4. The locus of an equation (especially one with exactly two degrees of freedom) in a more-than-two-dimensional space.

Verb

1. To provide something with a surface.
2. To apply a surface to something.
3. To rise to the surface.
4. To bring to the surface.
5. To come out of hiding.
6. To become known or apparent; to appear or be found.
7. To make (information, facts, content, etc) known.
8. To work a mine near the surface.

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈsɜːfɪs/

Étymologie

From French surface. Doublet of superficies.

Phrases

An example of such a system is a mass on a surface with friction .

Un exemple d'un tel système est une masse sur une surface avec frottement.