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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The dome itself has a surface area of 128 sq m (1,378 sq ft), made up of transparent ethylene tetrafluoroethylene (ETFE) panels for the outer skin, supported by VikingDome's T-STAR system of 245 steel structural bars, connected with 76 joins on the sphere and 10 on the base.
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New Atlas, 3 Dec. 2025
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.
—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
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New Atlas, 3 Dec. 2025
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.
—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
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 12 Dec. 2025.
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