surface
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6.0
- noun
- /ˈsɜrfɪs/
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- Harry runs, gasping for air, bounding across the asteroid surface, dodging geysers and rolling debris.
- control surface
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Examples
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You are connected by pulley and by cable to all the control surfaces.
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Because the distance over the curved surface of the wing is longer.
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The liquid moving over the surface of the aircraft is protected from the extreme wind speeds by what's called a boundary layer.
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In particular, the nation's capacity for storing surface water is limited and groundwater is being depleted.
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The pilot adjusted the aileron on the left wing's control surface to enhance the aircraft's maneuverability.
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During the flight, the aircraft's control surfaces must respond quickly to maintain stability and altitude.
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To improve performance, engineers redesigned the surfaces of the wings for better lift during flight.
Synonyms
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8.1
A curved shape like a wing or blade that makes lift when it moves through air
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8.7
A shaped surface like a wing or blade that makes lift when it moves through air
Idioms
Compounds
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6.3
A weapon launched from the ground or a ship to destroy aircraft in the sky
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3.9
The total outside area of a solid object or a specific area inside a border
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4.9
A military ship that moves and fights on the water's surface, not underwater
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6.6
A movable part on a plane that the pilot moves to steer or keep it steady
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7.9
A set of weapons and equipment that shoots rockets at planes
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5.2
An area of closely cut grass around a golf hole where players hit the ball toward the hole
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6.8
A soft background sound made when a record player's needle rubs a vinyl record
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7.5
A U.S. Navy center that develops and tests weapons and systems for ships
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5.8
The part of science that studies how substances act where two materials meet, like liquid and air
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6.8
A machine in power plants that cools steam from a turbine and turns it into water
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6.9
A chemical in soaps and detergents that helps water mix with oil
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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 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
Surface Forms
Etymology
Surface comes from the Latin parts super- ('above') and face ('face'), and it helps to think of a wing as the 'face' that meets the air; a wing or flap is a kind of surface that the air pushes against. So, in aviation a surface is a part that controls flight by acting against the air.