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Dictionary definition for: Surface
1. (n) 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"
3. (a) on the surface; "surface materials of the moon"
4. (n) 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"
5. (v) put a coat on; cover the surface of; furnish with a surface; "coat the cake with chocolate"
6. (n) 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"
7. (v) appear or become visible; make a showing; "She turned up at the funeral" "I hope the list key is going to surface again"
8. (n) a superficial aspect as opposed to the real nature of something; "it was not what it appeared to be on the surface"
9. (n) information that has become public; "all the reports were out in the open" "the facts had been brought to the surface"
10. (n) a device that provides reactive force when in motion relative to the surrounding air; can lift or control a plane in flight
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