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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If your files are disorganized, your workflows are ad-hoc, or your code is messy, the AI tools have a very small and chaotic surface area to work with.
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Marco Argenti, Time, 2 Oct. 2025
The foam ceramics’ porous, network-like structure provides extensive surface area for catalysts and adsorbents.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2025
Plan the Right Size Upholstered in a strong pattern—like the cabana stripe in this nook by interior designer MA Allen—a banquette has the presence and surface area to make a major statement.
—Lauren Bengtson, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Oct. 2025
However, things are changing as vineyard surface area is being reduced.
—John Mariani, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
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Marco Argenti, Time, 2 Oct. 2025
The foam ceramics’ porous, network-like structure provides extensive surface area for catalysts and adsorbents.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2025
Plan the Right Size Upholstered in a strong pattern—like the cabana stripe in this nook by interior designer MA Allen—a banquette has the presence and surface area to make a major statement.
—Lauren Bengtson, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Oct. 2025
However, things are changing as vineyard surface area is being reduced.
—John Mariani, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 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 9 Oct. 2025.
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