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surface - 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" |
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artefact,
artifact a man-made object taken as a whole
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bed a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep; "he sat on the edge of the bed"; "the room had only a bed and chair"
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board,
gameboard a flat piece of material designed for a special purpose; "he nailed boards across the windows"
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face a vertical surface of a building or cliff
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ground (art) the surface (as a wall or canvas) prepared to take the paint for a painting
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horizontal surface,
level a flat surface at right angles to a plumb line; "park the car on the level"
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klein bottle a closed surface with only one side; formed by passing one end of a tube through the side of the tube and joining it with the other end
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meniscus (physics) the curved upper surface of a nonturbulent liquid in a vertical tube
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miter,
mitre a liturgical headdress worn by bishops on formal occasions
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mobius strip a continuous closed surface with only one side; formed from a rectangular strip by rotating one end 180 degrees and joining it with the other end
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plaster,
plasterwork adhesive tape used in dressing wounds
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projection screen,
screen,
silver screen a protective covering consisting of netting; can be mounted in a frame; "they put screens in the windows for protection against insects"; "a metal screen protected the observers"
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side an extended outer surface of an object; "he turned the box over to examine the bottom side"; "they painted all four sides of the house"
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skin an outer surface (usually thin); "the skin of an airplane"
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spandrel,
spandril an approximately triangular surface area between two adjacent arches and the horizontal plane above them
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superficies outer surface of an area or a body
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tread structural member consisting of the horizontal part of a stair or step
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vertical surface a surface that is vertical
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work surface a horizontal surface for supporting objects used in working or playing games
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surface - 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" |
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bound,
boundary,
bounds the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something
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interface (chemistry) a surface forming a common boundary between two things (two objects or liquids or chemical phases)
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hard palate the bony part of the roof of the mouth
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palate,
roof of the mouth the upper surface of the mouth that separates the oral and nasal cavities
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face,
side a vertical surface of a building or cliff
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celestial sphere,
empyrean,
firmament,
heavens,
sphere,
vault of heaven,
welkin the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected
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end (American football) a position on the line of scrimmage; "no one wanted to play end"
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inside,
interior the inner or enclosed surface of something
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exterior,
outside the outer side or surface of something
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substrate,
substratum an indigenous language that contributes features to the language of an invading people who impose their language on the indigenous population; "the Celtic languages of Britain are a substrate for English"
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wavefront,
wave front (physics) an imaginary surface joining all points in space that are reached at the same instant by a wave propagating through a medium
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photosphere the intensely luminous surface of a star (especially the sun)
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surface - 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" |
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layer thin structure composed of a single thickness of cells
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geosphere,
lithosphere the solid part of the earth consisting of the crust and outer mantle
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body of water,
water the part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean); "they invaded our territorial waters"; "they were sitting by the water's edge"
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floor the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure); "they needed rugs to cover the bare floors"; "we spread our sleeping bags on the dry floor of the tent"
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floor the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure); "they needed rugs to cover the bare floors"; "we spread our sleeping bags on the dry floor of the tent"
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gap,
opening a narrow opening; "he opened the window a crack"
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surface - a superficial aspect as opposed to the real nature of something; "it was not what it appeared to be on the surface" |
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aspect,
facet a characteristic to be considered
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surface - come to the surface |
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ascend,
go up travel up, "We ascended the mountain"; "go up a ladder"; "The mountaineers slowly ascended the steep slope"
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emerge come out into view, as from concealment; "Suddenly, the proprietor emerged from his office"
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resurface appear again; "The missing man suddenly resurfaced in New York"
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bubble up,
intumesce move upwards in bubbles, as from the effect of heating; also used metaphorically; "Gases bubbled up from the earth"; "Marx's ideas have bubbled up in many places in Latin America"
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swell,
well expand abnormally; "The bellies of the starving children are swelling"
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surface - on the surface; "surface materials of the moon" |
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subsurface beneath the surface; "subsurface materials of the moon"
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overhead located or originating from above; "an overhead crossing"
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aboveground on or above the surface of the ground; "aboveground nuclear testing"; "surface instruments for detecting oil deposits"; "surface transportation"
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grade-constructed constructed at ground level; "grade-constructed accesses to the freeway"
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opencast,
opencut (of mines and mining) worked from the exposed surface; "opencast mining"; "an opencut iron mine"
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