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.

Examples of surface area in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Native architectures shrink the surface area for gaps, latency and instability. — Brian Stimpfl, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026

The human brain contains complex folds that increase its surface area, allowing billions of neurons to fit inside the skull. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 6 July 2026

Pool professionals like to point out that, once filled, private pools use less water annually than a section of lawn across the same surface area. — Martha Ross, Mercury News, 3 July 2026

The category leans heavy on alpha and beta hydroxy acids, the same actives doing the work on your face just packaged for bigger surface area. — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Sacbee.com, 30 June 2026

Rhymes for surface area

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