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Definition of Surface
Sur´face` | n. | 1. | The exterior part of anything that has length and breadth; one of the limits that bound a solid, esp. the upper face; superficies; the outside; as, the surface of the earth; the surface of a diamond; the surface of the body. | | 2. | Hence, outward or external appearance. | | 3. | (Geom.) A magnitude that has length and breadth without thickness; superficies; as, a plane surface; a spherical surface. | | 4. | (Fort.) That part of the side which is terminated by the flank prolonged, and the angle of the nearest bastion. | | v. t. | 1. | To give a surface to; especially, to cause to have a smooth or plain surface; to make smooth or plain. | | 2. | To work over the surface or soil of, as ground, in hunting for gold. | | v. i. | 1. | To rise from the depths of a liquid to the surface; as, the submarine surfaced to recharge its batteries. | | 2. | To become known or public; - said of information. | | 3. | To show up, as a person who was in hiding; as, he absconded with the payroll and surfaced in Argentina. |
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