- the outer face, outside, or exterior boundary of a thing; outermost or uppermost layer or area.
- any face of a body or thing: the six surfaces of a cube.
- extent or area of outer face; superficial area.
- the outward appearance, especially as distinguished from the inner nature: to look below the surface of a matter.
- any figure having only two dimensions; part or all of the boundary of a solid.
- land or sea transportation, rather than air, underground, or undersea transportation.
- an airfoil.
- of, on, or pertaining to the surface; external.
- apparent rather than real; superficial: to be guilty of surface judgments.
- of, relating to, or via land or sea: surface mail.
- belonging to a late stage in the transformational derivation of a sentence; belonging to the surface structure.
- to finish the surface of; give a particular kind of surface to; make even or smooth.
- to bring to the surface; cause to appear openly: Depth charges surfaced the sub. So far we've surfaced no applicants.
- to rise to the surface: The submarine surfaced after four days.
- to work on or at the surface.
- the exterior face of an object or one such face
- (as modifier)
- the area or size of such a face
- (as modifier)
- material resembling such a face, with length and width but without depth
- the superficial appearance as opposed to the real nature
- (as modifier)
- geometry
- the complete boundary of a solid figure
- a continuous two-dimensional configuration
- the uppermost level of the land or sea
- (as modifier)
- to emerge; become apparent
- to all appearances
- to rise or cause to rise to or as if to the surface (of water, etc)
- to treat the surface of, as by polishing, smoothing, etc
- to furnish with a surface
- (intr) mining
- to work at or near the ground surface
- to wash surface ore deposits
- to become apparent; emerge
- (intr) informal
- to wake up
- to get up
