/ˈsɜː.fɪs/
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Translation
The top or outside part of something, the part you can see and touch.
Word origin
From French surface, from sur (above) and face, so the face that lies on top.
- Origin
- French
- Root
- surface
- English cognates
- face, superficial
Grammar
Gender
Pluralsurfaces
Examples
.
A "surface" is a flat top that you work on.
pond.
The "surface" of water is the very top of it.
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The "surface" is the outside of a thing.
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