surface area
noun [C usually sing] specializedDefinition
› the area of a surface or of all of the outer surfaces of something: the surface area of a cubeSurfaces of objectsEdges and extremities of objects
(Definition of surface area noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- -backed suffix (BACK PART)
- back noun (FURTHEST PART)
- base noun (BOTTOM)
- bed noun (BOTTOM)
- bottom noun (LOWEST PLACE)
- crust noun
- face noun (FRONT)
- facet noun
- flange noun
- flank noun (SIDE)
- front noun (PLACE)
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