surface

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. (figuratively) Outward or external appearance.
4. The locus of an equation (especially one with exactly two degrees of freedom) in a space of more than two dimensions.
5. The story or image suggested by a cryptic clue, when read as a whole sentence without considering wordplay.

Verb

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

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈsɜːfɪs/

Etymology

From French surface. Doublet of superficies.

Synonyms

top

🔝

face

superficial

outside

exterior

external

side

outward appearance

appearances

emerge

come up

ground

area

upper

upper side

coat

🧥

covering

show up

cover

outer

turn up

superficies

stand out

appear

rise

appearance

earth

summit

cursory

texture

control surface

airfoil

cream

superior

super

supreme

outer layer

shallow

skin

float

rise up

come out

ascendant

senior

aerofoil

come on

overwhelming

above

dominant

open

Translations

surface

Oberfläche

superficie

superficie

superfície

oppervlak

powierzchnia

Fläche

επιφάνεια

oppervlakte

superficie

superfície

emergere

سطح

yüzey

Sentences

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

The surface of this feature has low ridges and patches of level terrain .