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surface
Part of speech: NounThe 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.
Usage examples "surface":- 2375, in which P represents the surface plate, S the square, and B the brass. - "Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II", Joshua Rose.
- On the white surface, I could see Gaspard's slightest movement. - "The Flood", Emile Zola.
- The men on the surface pulled steadily. - "The Shrieking Pit", Arthur J. Rees.