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Surfaces
The overside or up-side of a flat object such as a table, or of a liquid.
📖 Definitions of "Surfaces"
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The overside or up-side of a flat object such as a table, or of a liquid.
- 2
The outside hull of a tangible object.
- 3
Outward or external appearance.
"On the surface, the spy looked like a typical businessman."
- 4
The locus of an equation (especially one with exactly two degrees of freedom) in a more-than-two-dimensional space.
- 1
To provide something with a surface.
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To apply a surface to something.
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To rise to the surface.
- 4
To bring to the surface.
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Surfaces"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| rise upverb | To mount a rebellion or insurgency; to rebel; to revolt. |
| risenoun | The process of or an action or instance of moving upwards or becoming greater. |
| aboveground | Alternative spelling of above ground. |
| come onverb | (transitive, intransitive) To be broadcast (through a device), or (of a broadcast) to begin playing. |
| opennoun | (in the definite) Open or unobstructed space; an exposed location. |
| show upverb | (intransitive) To appear, arrive, or attend, especially suddenly or erratically. |
| turn upnoun | Alternative spelling of turn-up. [Fabric turned up at the bottom of trousers to make them shorter.] |
| come upnoun | An opportunity |
| come outverb | (intransitive) To be discovered; to be revealed. |
| gradenoun | (chiefly Canada, US, Philippines) Performance on a test or other evaluation(s), expressed by a number, letter, or other symbol; a score. |
| surficial | (geology, astronomy) Of or pertaining to the surface of something, particularly the surface of the Earth. |
| superficialnoun | (usually in the plural) A surface detail. |
| stripnoun | (countable) A long, thin piece of land; any long, thin area. |
| skin-deep | (figuratively) Shallow, superficial. |
| shallownoun | A shallow portion of an otherwise deep body of water. |
| aerofoilnoun | British standard form of airfoil. [A structure shaped to produce lift when moving in air.] |
| airfoilnoun | A wing of an aircraft. |
| control surfacenoun | (aeronautics) A moveable surface attached to a machine such as an aircraft or submarine that can be used to control the machine's motion in roll, pitch or yaw. |
| coatnoun | (countable, clothing) An outer garment covering the upper torso and arms. |
| opencast | (chiefly British) Of or pertaining to strip mining, in which material is removed from a surface that has been exposed |
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