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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Smaller than Gozney’s biggest model, the Dome XL Gen 2 (which can fit up to three pizzas inside, but unfortunately isn’t on sale for Black Friday), the Arc XL still offers enough surface area to cook a 16-inch pie with ease.
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Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 26 Nov. 2025
With so much more surface area that is devoid of these maria, there are more regions that appear to be older and more heavily cratered.
—Big Think, 26 Nov. 2025
Because bacteria compete for surface area on the gut lining, filling that space with good bacteria leaves less room for bad bacteria to grow.
—Caitlin Pagán, Verywell Health, 24 Nov. 2025
Braun has the natural loping-goliath manner of a guy who has so much surface area to be hit with various blunt objects, and Young has the compressed intensity of someone drawing pain into themselves.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 23 Nov. 2025
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Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 26 Nov. 2025
With so much more surface area that is devoid of these maria, there are more regions that appear to be older and more heavily cratered.
—Big Think, 26 Nov. 2025
Because bacteria compete for surface area on the gut lining, filling that space with good bacteria leaves less room for bad bacteria to grow.
—Caitlin Pagán, Verywell Health, 24 Nov. 2025
Braun has the natural loping-goliath manner of a guy who has so much surface area to be hit with various blunt objects, and Young has the compressed intensity of someone drawing pain into themselves.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 23 Nov. 2025
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“Surface area.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/surface%20area. Accessed 3 Dec. 2025.
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