Surface

  • 21surface — 1 adjective (only before noun) appearing to be true or real, but not representing what someone really feels or what something is really like; superficial: The surface calm of the city was shattered by a massive explosion. | surface resemblance 2… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 22surface — I. noun Etymology: French, from Middle French, from sur + face face, from Old French more at face Date: circa 1600 1. the exterior or upper boundary of an object or body < on the surface of the water > < the earth s surface > 2. a plane or curved …

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  • 23surface — 01. The [surface] of the ocean often looks very rough, but once you go underwater it is quite calm. 02. Franz Xavier Kroetz once said that language exists only on the [surface] of our consciousness. The great human struggles are played out in&#8230; …

    Grammatical examples in English

  • 24surface — n. & v. n. 1 a the outside of a material body. b the area of this. 2 any of the limits terminating a solid. 3 the upper boundary of a liquid or of the ground etc. 4 the outward aspect of anything; what is apparent on a casual view or&#8230; …

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  • 25SURFACE — n. f. Superficie, partie extérieure d’un corps, ce qui le limite dans l’espace. Surface plate, unie, raboteuse. La surface de la terre. La surface de l’eau. Une surface plane. Une surface concave. Une surface convexe. Mesures de surface. SURFACE&#8230; …

    Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 8eme edition (1935)

  • 26surface*/*/*/ — [ˈsɜːfɪs] noun I 1) [C] the top layer or outside part of something a smooth/rough/hard surface[/ex] Road surfaces are slippery from the rain.[/ex] We saw fish swimming just under the surface of the water.[/ex] 2) [C] a flat area All surfaces in&#8230; …

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  • 27surface — /ˈsɜfəs / (say serfuhs) noun 1. the outer face, or outside, of a thing. 2. any face of a body or thing: the six surfaces of a cube. 3. extent or area of outer face; superficial area. 4. the outward appearance, especially as distinguished from the …

  • 28SURFACE — s. f. Superficie, l extérieur, le dehors d un corps. Surface plate, unie, raboteuse. La surface de la terre. La surface de l eau. Une surface plane. Une surface concave. Une surface convexe. Cela présente une belle surface. Une grande surface de&#8230; …

    Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 7eme edition (1835)

  • 29Surface S — La surface S est la surface située à l altitude la plus élevée entre 3000 ft (pieds) AMSL (niveau de la mer) et 1000 ft AGL (Above Ground Level, au dessus du niveau du sol). La surface S détermine l altitude où s appliquent les minima pour le vol …

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  • 30surface — n. 1) a bumpy; even, smooth; frozen; plane; rough surface 2) below, beneath, under the surface (also fig.) 3) on the surface (also fig.) 4) (misc.) to scratch, skim the surface ( to treat superficially ) * * * [ sɜːfɪs] beneath even frozen …

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