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English Idioms :: surface
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surface - See: SCRATCH THE SURFACE. |
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Traditional English :: surface
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surface - n. & v. --n. 1 a the outside of a material body. b the area of this.
2 any of the limits terminating a solid.
3 the upper boundary of a liquid or of the ground etc.
4 the outward aspect of anything; what is apparent on a casual view or consideration (presents a large surface to view; all is quiet on the surface).
5 Geom. a set of points that has length and breadth but no thickness.
6 (attrib.) a of or on the surface (surface area). b superficial (surface politeness). --v. 1 tr. give the required surface to (a road, paper, etc.).
2 intr. & tr. rise or bring to the surface.
3 intr. become visible or known.
4 intr. colloq. become conscious; wake up. come to the surface become perceptible after being hidden. surface-active (of a substance, e.g. a detergent) able to affect the wetting properties of a liquid. surface mail mail carried over land and by sea, and not by air. surface noise extraneous noise in playing a gramophone record, caused by imperfections in the grooves. surface tension the tension of the surface-film of a liquid, tending to minimize its surface area. surfaced adj. (usu. in comb.). surfacer n. [F (as SUR-(1), FACE)] |
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Related Words
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Most Often Usage
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alloy surface
beneath the surface
calculating surface area
surface coating
microscope minimum surface conductivity
surface area cone
surface area of a cylinder
surface finish
surface finish gages
formica solid surface
low surface brightness galaxy
surface grinder
hot surface igniter
hot surface ignition
surface mount inductor
lunar surface
surface roughness measurement
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