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Definition of "surface" []
- The outer or the topmost boundary of an object. (noun)
- A material layer constituting such a boundary. (noun)
- Mathematics The boundary of a three-dimensional figure. (noun)
- Mathematics The two-dimensional locus of points located in three-dimensional space. (noun)
- Mathematics A portion of space having length and breadth but no thickness. (noun)
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Use "surface" in a sentence
- "In a nutshell, about 2% of surface of continental US is paved surface roofs, parking lots, factories, shopping malls, roads, etc."
- "In the polar regions, therefore, the momentum of the surface air preponderates, and, in this case, the _surface_ current is towards the equator, and the upper current towards the poles."
- "[grund] sele, 2140. grund-wang, st. m., _ground surface, lowest surface_: acc.sg. þone grund-wong (_bottom of the sea_), 1497; (bottom of the drake's cave), 2772,"