surface
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3.5
- noun
- /ˈsɜrfɪs/
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apariencia
- We see only the surface, not the depth.
- scratch the surface
- surface-level
- on the surface
You're seeing that surface aspect of it.
- You're seeing that surface aspect of it.
- And in this system, on the surface, it all looks the same.
- And a lot of people go on surface characteristics.
- Don't, don't just stay on the surface with it with certain things.
- Now that looks on the surface like a bit of a reactive approach.
- What's what's going on beneath the surface of the resume?
- And look deeper below, below the surface on, on what the government's claiming, right?
- The flatterer is all on the surface, the Fred in what they're doing.
- He may be moving on on the surface, right?
Examples
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And in this system, on the surface, it all looks the same.
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On the surface, everything looks fine.
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And you should ask yourself what kind of surface would produce that result?
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I know on the surface my life looks simple, a little plain.
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On the surface, Thompson seems like your everyday all American young couple.
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It would seem on the surface to be a very serious conflict of interest.
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They scratch the surface and never think to look within.
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We have barely even scratched the surface.
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All sorts of tensions had been flowing beneath the surface of this entire trip.
Fiction book (1991) -
On the surface, everything looks fine, but there are many underlying issues.
Synonyms
388
1.8
The way a person or thing looks to other people
Idioms
Compounds
- Specialized
19
6.3
A weapon launched from the ground or a ship to destroy aircraft in the sky
- Specialized
15
3.9
The total outside area of a solid object or a specific area inside a border
- Specialized
2
4.9
A military ship that moves and fights on the water's surface, not underwater
- Specialized
1
6.6
A movable part on a plane that the pilot moves to steer or keep it steady
1
5.2
An area of closely cut grass around a golf hole where players hit the ball toward the hole
- Specialized
1
6.8
A soft background sound made when a record player's needle rubs a vinyl record
- Specialized
1
7.9
A set of weapons and equipment that shoots rockets at planes
- Specialized
A pull at the surface between two liquids that do not mix, like oil and water
- Formal
A U.S. Navy center that develops and tests weapons and systems for ships
- Specialized
A surface in three-dimensional space made by an equation with squared terms in x, y, and z
- Specialized
An instrument with a pointed tool on an adjustable stand used to mark and check flat surfaces like metal plates
- Specialized
Small amounts of gas or liquid stick to a solid surface and form a thin layer
- Specialized
The part of science that studies how substances act where two materials meet, like liquid and air
- Specialized
A machine in power plants that cools steam from a turbine and turns it into water
- Specialized
A chemical in soaps and detergents that helps water mix with oil
How Superficial
Surface Forms
Etymology
Surface comes from the Latin parts super- ('above') and face ('face'), so it originally meant the 'outside face' of something; a helpful way to remember this meaning is to think of someone's 'face' as the look they show to others. That's why surface can mean the outward appearance that hides what is inside.