On the surface
aboveground · grade-constructed · opencast · opencut · shallow · skin-deep · superficial
surety contract · surexcitation · surf · surface · surface-active · surface area · surface-area-to-volume ratio
Pluriel: surfaces
ETYM French See Sur-, and Face, Superficial.
1. The extended two-dimensional outer boundary of a three-dimensional object.
2. The outer boundary of an object or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary.
3. The outermost level of the land or sea; SYN. Earth's surface.
4. A superficial aspect as opposed to the real nature of something.
surexcitation · surf · surface · surface-active · surface area · surface-area-to-volume ratio · surface boiling
To come to the surface; SYN. come up, rise up, rise.
surf · surface · surface-active · surface area · surface-area-to-volume ratio · surface boiling · surface conduction
surf · surface · surface-active · surface area · surface-area-to-volume ratio · surface boiling · surface conduction · surface-contact rectifier · surface cracking
Pluriel: surface boilings
surface · surface-active · surface area · surface-area-to-volume ratio · surface boiling · surface conduction · surface-contact rectifier · surface cracking · surfaced · surface fire
Pluriel: surface conductions
surface · surface-active · surface area · surface-area-to-volume ratio · surface boiling · surface conduction · surface-contact rectifier · surface cracking · surfaced · surface fire · surface gauge
surface cracking
surface area · surface-area-to-volume ratio · surface boiling · surface conduction · surface-contact rectifier · surface cracking · surfaced · surface fire · surface gauge · surface grinder · surface leakage
Pluriel: surface fires
A forest fire that burns only the surface litter and undergrowth.
surface boiling · surface conduction · surface-contact rectifier · surface cracking · surfaced · surface fire · surface gauge · surface grinder · surface leakage · surface mail · surface mining
Pluriel: surface gauges
A scriber mounted on an adjustable stand; used to test the accuracy of plane surfaces; SYN. scribing block.
scribing block · surface gage
surface conduction · surface-contact rectifier · surface cracking · surfaced · surface fire · surface gauge · surface grinder · surface leakage · surface mail · surface mining · surface modeling
Pluriel: surface grinders
surface-contact rectifier · surface cracking · surfaced · surface fire · surface gauge · surface grinder · surface leakage · surface mail · surface mining · surface modeling · Surface Mount Technology
Pluriel: surface leakages
surface cracking · surfaced · surface fire · surface gauge · surface grinder · surface leakage · surface mail · surface mining · surface modeling · Surface Mount Technology · surface noise
Pluriel: surface mails
Mail that is sent by land or sea.
surfaced · surface fire · surface gauge · surface grinder · surface leakage · surface mail · surface mining · surface modeling · Surface Mount Technology · surface noise · surface of revolution
Pluriel: surface minings
surface fire · surface gauge · surface grinder · surface leakage · surface mail · surface mining · surface modeling · Surface Mount Technology · surface noise · surface of revolution · surface of the earth
Pluriel: surface modelings
A display method used by some CAD programs that gives on-screen constructions the appearance of solidity. See also CAD. Compare solid model, wire-frame model.
surface gauge · surface grinder · surface leakage · surface mail · surface mining · surface modeling · Surface Mount Technology · surface noise · surface of revolution · surface of the earth · surface of the water
Pluriel: Surface Mount Technologies
A method of manufacturing printed circuit boards in which chips are fixed directly to the surface of the board instead of being soldered into holes predrilled to hold them. Its advantages are compactness, resistance to vibration, and the capacity for dense interconnections on both sides of the board. Acronym: SMT. Compare DIP, leadless chip carrier, pin grid array.
surface grinder · surface leakage · surface mail · surface mining · surface modeling · Surface Mount Technology · surface noise · surface of revolution · surface of the earth · surface of the water · surface passivation