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Definition of surface area - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun
1.
measurementTECH. extent of a 2D surface within a boundaryTECH.
- The surface area of the field is 500 square meters.
2.
mathematicsTECH. total area that the surface of an object occupiesTECH.
- The surface area of a sphere is calculated using the radius..
3.
technologyTECH. total resources of a system exposed to attacksTECH.
- The software update reduced the system's surface area.
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total area that the surface of an object occupies
Terms with surface area included in their meaning
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spatial position
situated on an outer surface, not in the inner or central area
geometry
extend over a surface or area
contrast
small contrasting area on a surface
distribution
distributed widely across a surface or area
venue dancing
area or surface in a venue where people dance
process
act of covering a road or area with a hard surface
geography
specific area of the earth's surface
distribution
distributed across a surface or area
location
on the upper surface or area
flowing action
to flow or sweep over a surface or area
color
white mark or area on a surface
discoloration
discolored area on a surface that appears yellow
color spot
small area of yellow color on a surface
transportation
parking area for vehicles built below the surface of the ground
geography
low area in a surface
geography
large area of water, natural or artificial, on Earth's surface
astronomy
cooler darker area on the sun's surface
construction
flat surface or area used for specific purpose
location
on the outer surface or area
construction
application of a new surface to an area
throwing
throw something onto a surface or area
acr: body surface area
way to measure the total surface of the body
hidden area
area not visible on the surface
thin sheet
electric charge per unit area of a surface
Examples of surface area in a sentence
Surface area affects the rate of chemical reactions. We measured the surface area of the box. The surface area affects the rate of heat transfer. Increasing the surface area made the network more vulnerable. The new firewall reduced the server's surface area.
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- French:aire, aire de surface, ...
- German:Oberfläche, Gesamtfläche, ...
- Italian:superficie, superficie totale, ...
- Spanish:área, área de superficie, ...
- Portuguese:área de superfície, superfície de ataque, ...
- Chinese:表面积, 表面区域, ...
- Japanese:表面積, 表面の面積, ...
- Arabic:مِسَاحَة السَّطْح, سطح الهجوم, ...
- Hebrew:שֶׁטַח פְּנִים, שֶׁטַח חַשְׂפָּה, ...
- Russian:площадь поверхности, поверхность атаки, ...
- Ukrainian:площа поверхні, поверхня, ...
- Hindi:क्षेत्रफल, सतह का क्षेत्रफल, ...

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