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surface area

[ sur-fis air-ee-uh ]

noun

  1. the total space occupied by all surfaces or faces of an object.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of surface area1

First recorded in 1820–30
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Example Sentences

Kepler-186f is about 11 percent larger than Earth in diameter, which means it has nearly 25% more surface area.

You can get high-dose coconut charcoal capsules with the highest surface area here.

Italy, with a surface area one-half that of France, has but a quarter of the extent of the good roads.

Some were made with a smaller diameter and a larger belly for cupping on parts of the body with a limited surface area.

Smaller octagonal scarificators with four to six blades were sold for cupping parts of the body with limited surface area.

A great variety of bodily parts were cupped, just about any part that had sufficient surface area to hold a small cup in place.

Therefore, the capacity of a battery will be greater if the surface area of its plates is increased.

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