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- From the verb surface: (⇒ conjugate)
- surfacing is: ⓘClick the infinitive to see all available inflections
- v pres p
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026sur•fac•ing
(sûr′fə sing),USA pronunciation n.
- the action or process of giving a finished surface to something.
- the material with which something is surfaced.
- the act or an instance of rising to the surface of a body of water.
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026sur•face /ˈsɜrfɪs/USA pronunciation
n., adj., v., -faced, -fac•ing. n. [countable]
- the outer face, outside, or exterior boundary of a thing:the surface of the asteroid.
- any face of a body or thing:the six surfaces of a cube.
- the outward appearance of something:[usually singular;often: the + ~]On the surface it looked like a simple murder case, but it grew deeper and more mysterious.
- the top part of a liquid or body of water:The submarine rose quietly to the surface.
adj. [before a noun]
- of, on, or relating to the surface;
external.
- apparent rather than real;
superficial.
- of, relating to, or by land or sea:Send that parcel home by surface mail.
v.
- to give a particular kind of surface to by covering:[~ + object]to surface the road with asphalt.
- to rise to the surface:[no object]The submarine surfaced and switched on its radar.
- to appear or emerge;
turn up:[no object]New evidence has surfaced.
See -face-.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026sur•face
(sûr′fis),USA pronunciation n., adj., v., -faced, -fac•ing. n.
- the outer face, outside, or exterior boundary of a thing;
outermost or uppermost layer or area.
- any face of a body or thing:the six surfaces of a cube.
- extent or area of outer face;
superficial area.
- the outward appearance, esp. as distinguished from the inner nature:to look below the surface of a matter.
- Mathematics[Geom.]any figure having only two dimensions;
part or all of the boundary of a solid.
- land or sea transportation, rather than air, underground, or undersea transportation.
- Aeronauticsan airfoil.
adj.
- of, on, or pertaining to the surface;
external.
- apparent rather than real;
superficial:to be guilty of surface judgments.
- of, pertaining to, or via land or sea:surface mail.
- Linguisticsbelonging to a late stage in the transformational derivation of a sentence;
belonging to the surface structure.
v.t.
- to finish the surface of;
give a particular kind of surface to;
make even or smooth.
- to bring to the surface;
cause to appear openly:Depth charges surfaced the sub. So far we've surfaced no applicants.
v.i.
- to rise to the surface:The submarine surfaced after four days.
- to work on or at the surface.
[1605–15;
F, equiv. to sur- sur-1 + face face, appar. modeled on L superficies superficies]
sur′face•less, adj.
sur′fac•er, n.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
surface /ˈsɜːfɪs/ n - the exterior face of an object or one such face
- (as modifier): surface gloss
- the area or size of such a face
- material resembling such a face, with length and width but without depth
- the superficial appearance as opposed to the real nature
- (as modifier): a surface resemblance
- the complete boundary of a solid figure
- a continuous two-dimensional configuration
- the uppermost level of the land or sea
- (as modifier): surface transportation
- come to the surface ⇒ to emerge; become apparent
- on the surface ⇒ to all appearances
vb - to rise or cause to rise to or as if to the surface (of water, etc)
- (transitive) to treat the surface of, as by polishing, smoothing, etc
- (transitive) to furnish with a surface
- (intransitive) to become apparent; emerge
- (intransitive) informal
Etymology: 17th Century: from French, from sur on + face face, probably on the model of Latin superficiesˈsurfacer n
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