surface
US /ˈsɚfəs/
・UK /'sɜ:fɪs/
A2
verb
- To give (road) a top layer
- To appear after being hidden, unseen, or unknown
- To come to the top of something; emerge
- To come to the top level of water, mud, etc.
adjective
- Relating to the surface of something.
- Of the top layer; not deep or meaningful
- Concerned only with the obvious or apparent.
noun
- The outward appearance of something, often concealing a different reality.
- The area of the outer part or top of an object or area.
- Top layer of the ground or of water
- Nature or emotions that show, but may not be true
- The outer boundary of an object or a material; the top or outside part of something.
- Outside or upper layer of something
- The top layer of a road or path.
other
- To become known or apparent.
- To rise to the surface of water or another liquid.
other
- To provide a surface for something.
- To provide a surface for something.
Examples
Visible light from the sun passes through the atmosphere to the earth's surface.
the glassy surface of the lake