SURFACE
\sˈɜːfɪs], \sˈɜːfɪs], \s_ˈɜː_f_ɪ_s]\
Definitions of SURFACE
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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a device that provides reactive force when in motion relative to the surrounding air; can lift or control a plane in flight
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appear or become visible; make a showing; "She turned up at the funeral"; "I hope the list key is going to surface again"
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come to the surface
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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"
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information that has become public; "all the reports were out in the open"; "the facts had been brought to the surface"
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involving a surface only; "her beauty is only skin-deep"; "superficial bruising"; "a surface wound"
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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"
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a superficial aspect as opposed to the real nature of something; "it was not what it appeared to be on the surface"
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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"
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on the surface; "surface materials of the moon"
By Princeton University
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a device that provides reactive force when in motion relative to the surrounding air; can lift or control a plane in flight
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appear or become visible; make a showing; "She turned up at the funeral"; "I hope the list key is going to surface again"
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come to the surface
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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"
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information that has become public; "all the reports were out in the open"; "the facts had been brought to the surface"
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involving a surface only; "her beauty is only skin-deep"; "superficial bruising"; "a surface wound"
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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"
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a superficial aspect as opposed to the real nature of something; "it was not what it appeared to be on the surface"
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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"
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on the surface; "surface materials of the moon"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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A small plane or surface, usually capable of adjustment but not of manipulation, for preserving lateral balance in an aeroplane or flying machine.
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The exterior part of anything that has length and breadth; one of the limits that bound a solid, esp. the upper face; superficies; the outside; as, the surface of the earth; the surface of a diamond; the surface of the body.
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Hence, outward or external appearance.
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That part of the side which is terminated by the flank prolonged, and the angle of the nearest bastion.
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To give a surface to; especially, to cause to have a smooth or plain surface; to make smooth or plain.
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To work over the surface or soil of, as ground, in hunting for gold.
By Oddity Software
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A small plane or surface, usually capable of adjustment but not of manipulation, for preserving lateral balance in an aeroplane or flying machine.
By Noah Webster.
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The outside part of anything that has length, breadth, and thickness; the upper face of a solid; outside; hence, outward appearance; as, all looks well, on the surface.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Daniel Lyons
By James Champlin Fernald
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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