surface
Definitions
- The overside or upside of a flat object such as a table, or of a liquid
- The overside or up-side of a flat object such as a table, or of a liquid.
- A surname.
- The outside hull of a tangible object
- area (extension of land)
- The outside hull of a tangible object.
- To all intents and purposes; to all outward appearances: a soldier who, on the surface, appeared brave and patriotic.
- Outward or external appearance
- Outward or external appearance.
- mail sent by ship, train etc and not by aeroplane. landpos البَريد العادي поща correio normal obyčejná pošta gewöhnliche Post almindelig post ταχυδρομείο δια ξηράς ή θαλάσσης correo por vía terrestre/marítima maismaapost پست زميني pintaposti courrier de surface דוֹאָר רִגיל स्थल डाक obična (ne avionska) pošta vasúton, hajón szállított posta pos darat dan laut land– eða sjópóstur posta ordinaria/normale 普通郵便 (육상) 수송, 선박 우편물 paprastas paštas parasts pasta sūtījums pos darat dan laut landpost, z...
- The locus of an equation (especially one with exactly two degrees of freedom) in a space of more than two dimensions
- The locus of an equation (especially one with exactly two degrees of freedom) in a space of more than two dimensions.
- superficie; porción o límite exterior de una estructura;___ tension → tensión superficial.
- The story or image suggested by a cryptic clue, when read as a whole sentence without considering wordplay
- The story or image suggested by a cryptic clue, when read as a whole sentence without considering wordplay.
- The outer or the topmost boundary of an object.
- Mathematics a. The boundary of a three-dimensional figure.
- The superficial or external aspect: "a flamboyant, powerful confidence man who lives entirely on the surface of experience" (Frank Conroy).
- An airfoil.
- Relating to, on, or at a surface: surface algae in the water.
- Relating to or occurring on or near the surface of the earth.
- Superficial.
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Examples
“A very neat old woman, still in her good outdoor coat and best beehive hat, was sitting at a polished mahogany table on whose surface there were several scored scratches so deep that a triangular piece of the veneer had come⟳ cleanly away,[…].”
“Use⟳ the lowest light⟳ level required. Be mindful of surface conditions, as some surfaces may reflect⟳ more light⟳ into the night sky than was intended.”
“Of all the transitions brought about on the Earth’s surface by temperature change⟳, the melting of ice into water is the starkest. It is binary. And for the land⟳ beneath, the air above and the life around, it changes everything.”
“[The researchers] noticed many of their pieces of [plastic marine] debris sported surface pits around two microns across.”
“On the surface, the spy looked like⟳ a typical businessman.”
“Such characters as have⟳ nothing but external accompliſhments to recommend⟳ them, may indeed be greatly admired and approved by vain and weak underſtandings, which penetrate no deeper than the ſurface; but they are deſpiſed by all the truly ſenſible, and pitied by all the truly good.”
““A tight little craft,” was Austin’s invariable comment⟳ on the matron; and she looked it, always trim and trig and smooth of surface like⟳ a converted yacht cleared for action. ¶ Near her wandered her husband, orientally bland, invariably affable,[…].”
“The surface is clearly about people like⟳ you and me, those whose better days are behind us and who now shop⟳ at M&S.”
“If you are fooled by the surface you start⟳ thinking about internet browsers. But in this case it deviously refers to an animal that feeds by browsing, which is a longer standing use⟳ of the word.”
“This clue with a booze-related surface uses “sandwich” wordplay, with an insertion of P from “priceless” into “lean⟳ to”, which the Oxford Dictionary of English lists as an alternative to “lean⟳ towards”, meaning the same as “incline to”.”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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