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sur·face  (sûrfs)

n.

1.

a. The outer or the topmost boundary of an object.

b. A material layer constituting such a boundary.

2. Mathematics

a. The boundary of a three-dimensional figure.

b. The two-dimensional locus of points located in three-dimensional space.

c. A portion of space having length and breadth but no thickness.

3. The superficial or external aspect: "a flamboyant, powerful confidence man who lives entirely on the surface of experience" Frank Conroy.

4. An airfoil.

adj.

1. Relating to, on, or at a surface: surface algae in the water.

2. Relating to or occurring on or near the surface of the earth.

3.

a. Superficial.

b. Apparent as opposed to real.

v. sur·faced, sur·fac·ing, sur·fac·es

v.tr.

To provide with a surface or apply a surface to: surface a table with walnut; surface a road with asphalt.

v.intr.

1. To rise to the surface.

2. To emerge after concealment.

3. To work or dig a mine at or near the surface of the ground.

Idiom:

on the surface

To all intents and purposes; to all outward appearances: a soldier who, on the surface, appeared brave and patriotic.

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[French : sur-, above (from Old French; see sur-) + face, face (from Old French; see face).]

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surface

Noun

1. the outside or top of an object

2. the size of such an area

3. material covering the surface of an object

4. the outward appearance as opposed to the real or hidden nature of something: on the surface the idea seems attractive

5. Geom

a. the complete boundary of a solid figure

b. something that has length and breadth but no thickness

6. the uppermost level of the land or sea

7. come to the surface to become apparent after being hidden

Verb

[-facing, -faced]

1. to become apparent or widely known

2. to rise to the surface of water

3. to give (an area) a particular kind of surface

4. Informal to get up out of bed [French]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	surface - the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary; "there is a special cleaner for these surfaces"; "the cloth had a pattern of red dots on a white surface" artefact, artifact - a man-made object taken as a whole bed - the flat surface of a printing press on which the type form is laid in the last stage of producing a newspaper or magazine or book etc. gameboard, board - a flat portable surface (usually rectangular) designed for board games; "he got out the board and set up the pieces" face - the striking or working surface of an implement ground - (art) the surface (as a wall or canvas) prepared to take the paint for a painting horizontal surface, level - a flat surface at right angles to a plumb line; "park the car on the level" Klein bottle - a closed surface with only one side; formed by passing one end of a tube through the side of the tube and joining it with the other end meniscus - (physics) the curved upper surface of a nonturbulent liquid in a vertical tube miter, mitre - the surface of a beveled end of a piece where a miter joint is made; "he covered the miter with glue before making the joint" Mobius strip - a continuous closed surface with only one side; formed from a rectangular strip by rotating one end 180 degrees and joining it with the other end plasterwork, plaster - a surface of hardened plaster (as on a wall or ceiling); "there were cracks in the plaster" projection screen, screen, silver screen - a white or silvered surface where pictures can be projected for viewing side - an extended outer surface of an object; "he turned the box over to examine the bottom side"; "they painted all four sides of the house" skin - an outer surface (usually thin); "the skin of an airplane" spandrel, spandril - an approximately triangular surface area between two adjacent arches and the horizontal plane above them superficies - outer surface of an area or a body tread - the grooved surface of a pneumatic tire vertical surface - a surface that is vertical work surface - a horizontal surface for supporting objects used in working or playing games
	2.	surface - the extended two-dimensional outer boundary of a three-dimensional object; "they skimmed over the surface of the water"; "a brush small enough to clean every dental surface"; "the sun has no distinct surface" interface - (chemistry) a surface forming a common boundary between two things (two objects or liquids or chemical phases) hard palate - the bony part of the roof of the mouth palate, roof of the mouth - the upper surface of the mouth that separates the oral and nasal cavities side, face - a surface forming part of the outside of an object; "he examined all sides of the crystal"; "dew dripped from the face of the leaf" boundary, bounds, bound - the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something celestial sphere, empyrean, firmament, heavens, vault of heaven, welkin, sphere - the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected end - the surface at either extremity of a three-dimensional object; "one end of the box was marked `This side up'" inside, interior - the inner or enclosed surface of something exterior, outside - the outer side or surface of something substratum, substrate - a surface on which an organism grows or is attached; "the gardener talked about the proper substrate for acid-loving plants" wavefront, wave front - (physics) an imaginary surface joining all points in space that are reached at the same instant by a wave propagating through a medium photosphere - the intensely luminous surface of a star (especially the sun)
	3.	surface - the outermost level of the land or sea; "earthquakes originate far below the surface"; "three quarters of the Earth's surface is covered by water" Earth's surface layer - a relatively thin sheetlike expanse or region lying over or under another body of water, water - the part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean); "they invaded our territorial waters"; "they were sitting by the water's edge" floor - the bottom surface of any lake or other body of water floor - the lower inside surface of any hollow structure; "the floor of the pelvis"; "the floor of the cave" geosphere, lithosphere - the solid part of the earth consisting of the crust and outer mantle opening, gap - an open or empty space in or between things; "there was a small opening between the trees"; "the explosion made a gap in the wall"
	4.	surface - a superficial aspect as opposed to the real nature of something; "it was not what it appeared to be on the surface" aspect, facet - a distinct feature or element in a problem; "he studied every facet of the question"
	5.	surface - information that has become public; "all the reports were out in the open"; "the facts had been brought to the surface" open general knowledge, public knowledge - knowledge that is available to anyone
	6.	surface - a device that provides reactive force when in motion relative to the surrounding air; can lift or control a plane in flight aerofoil, airfoil, control surface aileron - an airfoil that controls lateral motion device - an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose; "the device is small enough to wear on your wrist"; "a device intended to conserve water" elevator - the airfoil on the tailplane of an aircraft that makes it ascend or descend flaps, flap - a movable airfoil that is part of an aircraft wing; used to increase lift or drag horizontal stabiliser, horizontal stabilizer, tailplane - the horizontal airfoil of an aircraft's tail assembly that is fixed and to which the elevator is hinged leading edge - forward edge of an airfoil rotary wing, rotor blade - the long airfoil that rotates to provide the lift that supports a helicopter in the air rudder - a hinged vertical airfoil mounted at the tail of an aircraft and used to make horizontal course changes spoiler - a hinged airfoil on the upper surface of an aircraft wing that is raised to reduce lift and increase drag spoiler - an airfoil mounted on the rear of a car to reduce lift at high speeds stabilizer - airfoil consisting of a device for stabilizing an aircraft trailing edge - the rear edge of an airfoil vertical tail - the vertical airfoil in the tail assembly of an aircraft wing - one of the horizontal airfoils on either side of the fuselage of an airplane
Verb	1.	surface - come to the surface rise up, come up, rise ascend, go up - travel up, "We ascended the mountain"; "go up a ladder"; "The mountaineers slowly ascended the steep slope" emerge - come up to the surface of or rise; "He felt new emotions emerge" resurface - reappear on the surface bubble up, intumesce - move upwards in bubbles, as from the effect of heating; also used metaphorically; "Gases bubbled up from the earth"; "Marx's ideas have bubbled up in many places in Latin America" well, swell - come up, as of a liquid; "Tears well in her eyes"; "the currents well up"
	2.	surface - put a coat on; cover the surface of; furnish with a surface; "coat the cake with chocolate" coat rubber, rubberise, rubberize - coat or impregnate with rubber; "rubberize fabric for rain coats" anodise, anodize - coat a metal with an oxide coat gelatinize - coat with gelatin skim - coat (a liquid) with a layer stucco - coat with stucco; "stucco the ceiling" egg - coat with beaten egg; "egg a schnitzel" encrust, incrust - cover or coat with a crust dredge - cover before cooking; "dredge the chicken in flour before frying it" soot - coat with soot refinish - give a new surface; "refinish the dining room furniture" brush on - apply with a brush; "Brush butter on the roast" patinate, patinise, patinize - coat with a patina resurface - cover with a new surface crumb - coat with bread crumbs; "crumb a cutlet" copper - coat with a layer of copper finish - provide with a finish; "The carpenter finished the table beautifully"; "this shirt is not finished properly" bonderise, bonderize - coat with a substance that will prevent corrosion; "bonderize steel" blacktop - coat with blacktop; "blacktop the driveway" foliate - coat or back with metal foil; "foliate glass" galvanise, galvanize - cover with zinc; "galvanize steel" pave - cover with a material such as stone or concrete to make suitable for vehicle traffic; "pave the roads in the village" varnish, seal - cover with varnish glaze - coat with a glaze; "the potter glazed the dishes"; "glaze the bread with eggwhite" tar - coat with tar; "tar the roof"; "tar the roads" cover - provide with a covering or cause to be covered; "cover her face with a handkerchief"; "cover the child with a blanket"; "cover the grave with flowers" enrobe - provide with a coating; "enrobe the nuts with chocolate" daub, plaster - coat with plaster; "daub the wall" render - coat with plastic or cement; "render the brick walls in the den" skimcoat - coat with a mixture of gypsum and spackle; "he skimcoated the drywall" paint - apply paint to; coat with paint; "We painted the rooms yellow" cement - cover or coat with cement grit - cover with a grit; "grit roads" plate - coat with a layer of metal; "plate spoons with silver" metal - cover with metal macadamise, macadamize, tarmac - surface with macadam; "macadam the road" size - cover or stiffen or glaze a porous material with size or sizing (a glutinous substance) metalize, metallize - coat with metal platinize - coat with metallic platinum porcelainize - coat with porcelain or a porcelain-like surface zinc - coat or cover with zinc
	3.	surface - appear or become visible; make a showing; "She turned up at the funeral"; "I hope the list key is going to surface again" come on, come out, show up, turn up appear - come into sight or view; "He suddenly appeared at the wedding"; "A new star appeared on the horizon"
Adj.	1.	surface - on the surface; "surface materials of the moon" overhead - located or originating from above; "an overhead crossing" subsurface - beneath the surface; "subsurface materials of the moon"

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surface

noun 1. covering, face, exterior, side, top, skin, plane, facet, veneer

noun 2. façade, outward appearance

modifier 3. superficial, external, outward, exterior

verb 4. emerge, come up, come to the surface

verb 5. appear, emerge, arise, come to light, crop up (informal) transpire, materialize on the surface at first glance, apparently, outwardly, seemingly, ostensibly, superficially, to all appearances, to the casual eye

Translations

surface [ˈsəːfɪs] n → superficie f

vt [+ road] → revestir

vi → salir a la superficie

cpd (MIL, NAUT) → de (la) superficie;

on the surface it seems that ... (fig) → a primera vista parece que ...

surface [ˈsəːfɪs] n → surface f

vt [+ road] → poser un revêtement sur

vi → remonter à la surface (fig); faire surface;

on the surface (fig) → au premier abord;

by surface mail → par voie de terre (= by sea); par voie maritime

surface [ˈsəːfɪs] n → Oberfläche f

vt (road) → mit einem Belag versehen

vi (lit, fig) → auftauchen;

(feeling) → hochkommen;

(rise from bed) → hochkommen;

on the surface (fig) → oberflächlich betrachtet

surface [ˈsəːfɪs] n → superficie f

vt [+ road] → asfaltare

vi → risalire alla superficie;

(fig) [person] → venire a galla, farsi vivo/a;

on the surface it seems that ... (fig) → superficialmente sembra che ...

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surface

n surface [ˈsəːfis]

1 the outside part (of anything) Two-thirds of the earth's surface is covered with water; This road has a very uneven surface. oppervlak سَطْح خارِجي повърхност povrch overflade die Oberfläche επιφάνεια superficie pind سطح pinta surface שֶׁטַח חִיצוֹנִי ऊपरी तल površina, vanjska strana felület permukaan yfirborð superficie 表面 표면, 외면 paviršius virsma permukaan oppervlakte overflate; veidekke powierzchnia superfície suprafaţă поверхность povrch površje površina yta, utsida, ytskikt พื้นดินหรือพื้นน้ำ yüzey 表面 поверхня بیرونی حصہ bề ngoài,bề mặt 表面

2 the outward appearance of, or first impression made by, a person or thing On the surface he seems cold and unfriendly, but he's really a kind person. voorkoms مَظْهَر خارجي външност vnějšek overflade die Oberfläche εξωτερική όψη apariencia pealispind, pealtpoolt ظاهر ulkokuori apparence עַל פְּני הַשֶטַח बाहा रूप, उपरी रंग-रूप vanjština, spoljašnjost a külső pandangan luar yfirborð apparenza うわべ išorė, pirmas žvilgsnis virspuse; ārpuse zahirnya oppervlakte overflate, i det ytre wierzch, pozór aparência aparenţă внешность vonkajšok zunanjost spoljašnjost yta ภายนอก (dış) görünüş 外表 зовнішність; перше враження اوپری حالت mặt, mặt ngoài 外表

v

1 to put a surface on (a road etc) The road has been damaged by frost and will have to be surfaced again. herteer, herplavei يُغَطّي السَّطْح асфалтирам dát nový povrch få en ny belægning die Oberfläche behandeln επιστρώνω επιφάνεια (genérico) revestir; (calle) pavimentar, asfaltar pindama رويه كشيدن päällystää revêtir לְצַפּוֹת उतारना, ऊपर आना, सतह चढ़ाना prekriti, izravnati burkol memasang permukaan setja lag á, leggja (rifare il manto) 舗装する (도로를) 포장하다 dėti dangą, padengti noklāt virsmu melapisi bestraten asfaltere, overflatebehandle pokrywać nawierzchnią pavimentar a pardosi отделывать поверхность pokryť, vyrovnať prevleči asfaltirati belägga, ytbehandla ทำให้เกลี้ยงเกลา yüzünü kaplamak 在...上加表面(鋪路面) укладати (дорогу); вкривати (покриттям) سڑک وغیرہ کی سطح کاری کرنا rải, trát 在...上加表面（铺路面）

2 (of a submarine, diver etc) to come to the surface. na die oppervlak kom يَصْعَد إلى السَّطْح изплувам vynořit se komme op til overfladen auftauchen αναδύομαι, έρχομαι στην επιφάνεια a la salir superficie veepinnale tõusma روي آب آمدن nousta pinnalle faire surface לַעֲלוֹת עַל פְּנֵי הַמָים प्रकट होना, चमकना, चौरस बनाना izroniti felmerül timbul ke permukaan koma upp á yfirborðið emergere 浮上する (잠수함·잠수부 등이) 물 위로 떠오르다 išnirti į paviršių uznirt timbul ke permukaan opduiken dukke opp, komme opp til overflaten wypłynąć, wynurzyć się à superfície vir a ieşi la suprafaţă всплывать vynoriť sa priti na površje izroniti na površinu stiga upp till ytan โผล่ขึ้นมาที่พื้นผิว su yüzeyine çıkmak 露出水面 випливати на поверхню آبدوز وغیرہ کا اوپر آنا nổi lên mặt nước 露出水面

surface mail

mail sent by ship, train etc and not by aeroplane. landpos البَريد العادي поща obyčejná pošta almindelig post gewöhnliche Post ταχυδρομείο δια ξηράς ή θαλάσσης correo por vía terrestre/marítima maismaapost پست زميني pintaposti de surface courrier דוֹאָר רִגיל स्थल डाक obična (ne avionska) pošta vasúton, hajón szállított posta pos darat dan laut land– eða sjópóstur posta ordinaria/normale 普通郵便 (항공이 아닌) 보통 우편, 육·해송 우편 paprastas paštas parasts pasta sūtījums pos darat dan laut landpost, zeepost overflatepost poczta zwykła correio normal corespondenţă de suprafaţă обычная почта obyčajná pošta navadna pošta kopnena pošta ytpost ไปรษณีย์ที่ขนส่งทางรถและเรือ adî posta 平郵(信) наземна пошта جہاز یا ٹرین وغیرہ سے بھیجی جانے والی ڈاک thư gửi bằng đường bộ hay đường biển 平邮（信）