Word Meanings - SURFACE - Book Publishers vocabulary database

A magnitude that has length and breadth without thickness; superficies; as, a plane surface; a spherical surface. (more info) 1. The exterior part of anything that has length and breadth; one of the limits that bound a solid, esp. the upper face;

Additional info about word: SURFACE

A magnitude that has length and breadth without thickness; superficies; as, a plane surface; a spherical surface. (more info) 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. The bright surface of this ethereous mold. Milton. 2. Hence, outward or external appearance. Vain and weak understandings, which penetrate no deeper than the surface. V. Knox.

Possible synonyms: (Same meaning words of SURFACE)

• Exterior
• Outside
• surface
• face
• aspect
• phase
• Level
• Plane
• floor
• equality
• aim
• platform
• ground
• coordinateness
• horizontally
• Superficial
• Light
• slight
• imperfect
• showy
• external
• flimsy
• shallow
• smattering
• skin-deep

Possible antonyms: (opposite words of SURFACE)

• Roughen
• furrow
• disequalize
• graduate
• Regard
• respect
• notice
• observe

Related words: (words related to SURFACE)

• SLIGHTNESS
  The quality or state of being slight; slenderness; feebleness; superficiality; also, formerly, negligence; indifference; disregard.
• LIGHT
  licht, OHG. lioht, Goth. liuhap, Icel. lj, L. lux light, lucere to 1. That agent, force, or action in nature by the operation of which upon the organs of sight, objects are rendered visible or luminous. Note: Light was regarded formerly
• PLANE TREE
  See PLANE
• GROUNDWORK
  That which forms the foundation or support of anything; the basis; the essential or fundamental part; first principle. Dryden.
• GROUNDEN
  p. p. of Grind. Chaucer.
• SURFACE LOADING
  The weight supported per square unit of surface; the quotient obtained by dividing the gross weight, in pounds, of a fully loaded flying machine, by the total area, in square feet, of its supporting surface.
• HORIZONTALLY
  In a horizontal direction or position; on a level; as, moving horizontally.
• SLIGHTEN
  To slight. B. Jonson.
• LIGHTSOME
  1. Having light; lighted; not dark or gloomy; bright. White walls make rooms more lightsome than black. Bacon. 2. Gay; airy; cheering; exhilarating. That lightsome affection of joy. Hooker. -- Light"some*ly, adv. -- Light"some*ness, n. Happiness
• PHASE CONVERTER
  A machine for converting an alternating current into an alternating current of a different number of phases and the same frequency.
• SLIGHTINGLY
  In a slighting manner.
• LIGHTNESS
  The state, condition, or quality, of being light or not heavy; buoyancy; levity; fickleness; delicacy; grace. Syn. -- Levity; volatility; instability; inconstancy; unsteadiness; giddiness; flightiness; airiness; gayety; liveliness; agility;
• LIGHT-ARMED
  Armed with light weapons or accouterments.
• LEVELER
  1. One who, or that which, levels. 2. One who would remove social inequalities or distinctions; a socialist.
• LEVEL
  libella level, water level, a plumb level, dim. of libra pound, measure for liquids, balance, water poise, level. Cf. Librate, 1. A line or surface to which, at every point, a vertical or plumb line is perpendicular; a line or surface which is
• PHASEOMANNITE
  See INOSITE
• GROUNDNUT
  The fruit of the Arachis hypogæa ; the peanut; the earthnut. A leguminous, twining plant , producing clusters of dark purple flowers and having a root tuberous and pleasant to the taste. The dwarf ginseng . Gray. A European plant of the genus
• NOTICE
  1. The act of noting, remarking, or observing; observation by the senses or intellect; cognizance; note. How ready is envy to mingle with the notices we take of other persons ! I. Watts. 2. Intelligence, by whatever means communicated; knowledge
• LIGHTERAGE
  1. The price paid for conveyance of goods on a lighter. 2. The act of unloading into a lighter, or of conveying by a lighter.
• PHASEOLUS
  A genus of leguminous plants, including the Lima bean, the kidney bean, the scarlet runner, etc. See Bean.
• DISREGARDFULLY
  Negligently; heedlessly.
• MISGROUND
  To found erroneously. "Misgrounded conceit." Bp. Hall.
• DELIGHTING
  Giving delight; gladdening. -- De*light"ing*ly, adv. Jer. Taylor.
• DRUMMOND LIGHT
  A very intense light, produced by turning two streams of gas, one oxygen and the other hydrogen, or coal gas, in a state of ignition, upon a ball of lime; or a stream of oxygen gas through a flame of alcohol upon a ball or disk of lime; -- called
• DISRESPECTABILITY
  Want of respectability. Thackeray.
• UNDERGROUND INSURANCE
  Wildcat insurance.
• TWO-PHASE; TWO-PHASER
  See DIPHASER
• PLAYGROUND
  A piece of ground used for recreation; as, the playground of a school.
• SEA LEVEL
  The level of the surface of the sea; any surface on the same level with the sea.
• DELIGHTLESS
  Void of delight. Thomson.
• INEQUALITY
  An expression consisting of two unequal quantities, with the sign of inequality between them; as, the inequality 2 < 3, or 4 > 1. (more info) 1. The quality of being unequal; difference, or want of equality, in any respect; lack of uniformity;
• MISOBSERVE
  To observe inaccurately; to mistake in observing. Locke.