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Surface
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Inanimate
Composition
Simple
Countable
Plural form
surfaces
Examples
He used a soft cloth to clean the dusty surface of the bookshelf.
02
(geometry) any of the two-dimensional faces of a three-dimensional figure
Examples
A cube has six identical square surfaces.
03
the outermost level of the land or sea
04
the outward appearance or the visible part of a person, thing, or situation, which may not reflect its true nature
Examples
They only saw the surface of the situation and didn’t realize the challenges.
05
information that has become public
06
a device that provides reactive force when in motion relative to the surrounding air; can lift or control a plane in flight
to surface
01
to emerge or come up to the top layer of a liquid or material
Intransitive
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
Movement verb
Regular
Present tense
surface
3rd person singular
surfaces
Present participle
surfacing
Past simple
surfaced
Past participle
surfaced
Examples
As the diver exhaled, a stream of bubbles surfaced, indicating the ascent to the water's top.
02
to become apparent or come into view, often after being hidden or unnoticed
Intransitive
Examples
Despite trying to hide his feelings, a flicker of sadness surfaced in his eyes.
03
to apply asphalt, concrete, gravel, or another material to the top of a road, path, or other ground area
Transitive: to surface sth with sth
Examples
The workers surfaced the road with asphalt to make it smoother for traffic.
surface
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
relational
ungradable
Examples
The surface temperature of the pavement was high due to the intense sunlight.
02
located on the outermost layer of something
Examples
The surface layer of the soil was rich with nutrients for planting.
Lexical Tree
undersurface
surface
