surface
- adjective
- /ˈsɜrfɪs/
- The artist focused on the surface details of the painting to make it more realistic.
Examples
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And also we have a surface vegetation signal as well.
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So, So the US is really good at surface level.
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Then I transfer all the points to the top surface and connect them.
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I mean the outer surface is the part around here.
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Well, you have to change the way the surface of the material interacts with light itself.
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It must be a smooth and cold surface from what I tested.
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But that line doesn't look straight on a map because the surface is curved.
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It's got that smooth lustrous silk charmeuse surface, but it's much stiffer.
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The table has a smooth surface that is easy to clean.
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She admired the shiny surface of the lake as the sun set.
Synonyms
The outer parts or appearance of something
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
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A weapon launched from the ground or a ship to destroy aircraft in the sky
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The total outside area of a solid object or a specific area inside a border
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A military ship that moves and fights on the water's surface, not underwater
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A movable part on a plane that the pilot moves to steer or keep it steady
An area of closely cut grass around a golf hole where players hit the ball toward the hole
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A soft background sound made when a record player's needle rubs a vinyl record
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A set of weapons and equipment that shoots rockets at planes
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A pull at the surface between two liquids that do not mix, like oil and water
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A U.S. Navy center that develops and tests weapons and systems for ships
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A surface in three-dimensional space made by an equation with squared terms in x, y, and z
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An instrument with a pointed tool on an adjustable stand used to mark and check flat surfaces like metal plates
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Small amounts of gas or liquid stick to a solid surface and form a thin layer
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The part of science that studies how substances act where two materials meet, like liquid and air
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A machine in power plants that cools steam from a turbine and turns it into water
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A chemical in soaps and detergents that helps water mix with oil
How External
Surface Forms
Etymology
Surface comes from the Latin parts super- ('above') and face ('face'), so it describes the 'outside' part of something; in science a surface thing is about the top or outer layer rather than the inside. So, surface as an adjective means relating to the outside or uppermost layer.