surface area
noun
: the amount of area covered by the surface of something
The lake has roughly the same surface area as 10 football fields.
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Players more likely to head the ball showed abnormalities in the white matter adjacent to the sulci – the grooves in the outer layer of the brain, essential for maximizing the cortical surface area and to separate functional brain regions.
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New Atlas, 29 Nov. 2024
The two extra-long beaters provide a greater surface area for more thorough mixing, which is helpful when components stick to the bowl.
—Toni Sutton, People.com, 24 Oct. 2024
Smaller particles can clump closer together, creating a larger surface area for extraction and releasing more of the caffeine.
—Lauren O'Connor, Ms, Health, 7 Oct. 2024
Evaporation, and its relationship to surface area, are not new or untested ideas.
—Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 26 Sep. 2024
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New Atlas, 29 Nov. 2024
The two extra-long beaters provide a greater surface area for more thorough mixing, which is helpful when components stick to the bowl.
—Toni Sutton, People.com, 24 Oct. 2024
Smaller particles can clump closer together, creating a larger surface area for extraction and releasing more of the caffeine.
—Lauren O'Connor, Ms, Health, 7 Oct. 2024
Evaporation, and its relationship to surface area, are not new or untested ideas.
—Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 26 Sep. 2024
See all Example Sentences for surface area
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“Surface area.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/surface%20area. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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