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

Its fiber provides a large surface area for uranium adsorption. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 24 Sep. 2026

The lettuce is chopped super fine, which means more surface area for the vinaigrette. — Carolynn Carreño, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026

More releases mean more surface area, which leads to more things that can break. — Sanjay Gidwani, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2026

The external screen is about 90% of the surface area of an iPhone Pro, Joswiak said. — David Ingram, NBC news, 9 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for surface area

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