Definition of surface - Rhyme Finder

Definitions

Adjective

on the surface; "surface materials of the moon"

Noun

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"

Noun

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"

Noun

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"

Noun

a superficial aspect as opposed to the real nature of something; "it was not what it appeared to be on the surface"

Noun

information that has become public; "all the reports were out in the open"; "the facts had been brought to the surface"

Noun

a device that provides reactive force when in motion relative to the surrounding air; can lift or control a plane in flight

Verb

come to the surface

Verb

put a coat on; cover the surface of; furnish with a surface; "coat the cake with chocolate"

Verb

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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Synonyms

aerofoil airfoil coat come on come out come up control surface Earth''s surface open rise rise up show up turn up

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Antonyms

overhead subsurface

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More General Terms

appear artefact artifact ascend aspect bound boundary bounds cover device facet general knowledge go up layer public knowledge

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More Specific Terms

aileron anodise anodize bed blacktop board bonderise bonderize brush on bubble up celestial sphere cement copper crumb daub dredge egg elevator emerge empyrean encrust end enrobe exterior face finish firmament flap flaps floor foliate galvanise galvanize gameboard gelatinize glaze grit ground hard palate heavens horizontal stabiliser horizontal stabilizer horizontal surface incrust inside interface interior intumesce Klein bottle level macadamise macadamize meniscus metal metalize metallize miter mitre Mobius strip outside paint palate patinate patinise patinize pave photosphere plaster plasterwork plate platinize porcelainize projection screen refinish render resurface roof of the mouth rotary wing rotor blade rubber rubberise rubberize rudder screen seal side silver screen size skim skimcoat skin soot spandrel spandril sphere spoiler stabilizer stucco substrate substratum superficies swell tailplane tar tarmac tread varnish vault of heaven vertical surface vertical tail wave front wavefront welkin well wing work surface zinc

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