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Meaning of surface etymology

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

surface

Pronunciation:/ˈsɜːfɪs//ˈsɝːfəs/

noun

Definitions

  1. 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.

    Example: 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.

verb

Definitions

  1. To provide something with a surface.

  2. To apply a surface to something.

  3. To rise to the surface.

  4. To bring to the surface.