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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Each ciliated cell in an airway is equipped with 200 to 300 cilia, the presence of which increases the surface area of these cells to, it’s estimated, hundreds of times higher than that of regular cells.
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Paul McClure 03, New Atlas, 3 June 2025
So the total entropy of the region is a sum: the surface area of the black hole plus the entropy of nearby quantum stuff.
—Charlie Wood, Quanta Magazine, 27 May 2025
The printer's advantages include reducing the amount of plastering and post-treatment of walls and reducing water evaporation because of minimized wall surface area, according to the company.
—Melina Khan, USA Today, 1 May 2025
With shed space fitted out to complete two yachts ranging from 98-feet to 229-feet and surface area of around 60,000 square feet, the yard has huge scope for future superyacht construction.
—Katia Damborsky, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
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Paul McClure 03, New Atlas, 3 June 2025
So the total entropy of the region is a sum: the surface area of the black hole plus the entropy of nearby quantum stuff.
—Charlie Wood, Quanta Magazine, 27 May 2025
The printer's advantages include reducing the amount of plastering and post-treatment of walls and reducing water evaporation because of minimized wall surface area, according to the company.
—Melina Khan, USA Today, 1 May 2025
With shed space fitted out to complete two yachts ranging from 98-feet to 229-feet and surface area of around 60,000 square feet, the yard has huge scope for future superyacht construction.
—Katia Damborsky, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
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“Surface area.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/surface%20area. Accessed 7 Jun. 2025.
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