Surface : adj 1: on the surface; "surface materials of the moon" [ant: subsurface,
overhead]
2: involving a surface only; "her beauty is only skin-deep";
"superficial bruising"; "a surface wound" [syn: skin-deep,
superficial, surface(a)]
(noun) 1: 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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2: 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"
3: 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" [syn: Earth's
surface]
4: a superficial aspect as opposed to the real nature of
something; "it was not what it appeared to be on the
surface"
5: information that has become public; "all the reports were
out in the open"; "the facts had been brought to the
surface" [syn: open]
6: a device that provides reactive force when in motion
relative to the surrounding air; can lift or control a
plane in flight [syn: airfoil, aerofoil, control
surface]
Surface : (verb) 1: come to the surface [syn: come up, rise up, rise]
2: put a coat on; cover the surface of; furnish with a surface;
"coat the cake with chocolate" [syn: coat]
3: appear or become visible; make a showing; "She turned up at
the funeral"; "I hope the list key is going to surface
again" [syn: come on, come out, turn up, show up]
