A surface is the top part of an object you can see or touch. It is the outside part of something, like the top of a table or the skin of a fruit.
The surface of the table is clean.
Water has a shiny surface today.
When something surfaces, it moves up from under something, like water. It can also mean an idea or problem becomes known or clear.
The dolphin surfaced near the boat.
Problems surfaced after the meeting.
Surface can mean the material covering a road, floor, or ground. It is the top part that people walk or drive on.
The road surface is wet after rain.
Be careful on the icy surface today.
Surface means how something looks or seems outside, but not what is really inside or true. It is about appearance, not the real facts.
He seems nice on the surface.
On the surface, the plan looks good.
To surface means to put a hard material like asphalt on a road or path to make it smooth for driving or walking.
The company surfaced the new road last week.
They will surface the parking lot soon.
In math, a surface is the flat or curved shape that surrounds a solid object, like the skin of a ball or box.
The sphere has a curved surface.
Calculate the surface area of the cube.
In computers, the surface means the part of the screen where a user sees and works with programs or data.
The software has a user-friendly surface.
Click on the surface to open the menu.
Surface is a name for computers and tablets made by Microsoft. It is used as a brand to talk about these devices.
I bought a Surface yesterday.
The Surface tablet is light and fast.
