surface area

/ˌsʌrfəs ˌɛriə/

/ˈsʌfɪs ˈɛəriə/

Other forms: surface areas

Definitions of surface area

1. noun

   the extent of a 2-dimensional surface enclosed within a boundary
   synonyms: area, expanse

   types:

   acreage, land area

   an area of ground used for some particular purpose (such as building or farming)

   footprint

   the area taken up by some object

   erasure

   a surface area where something has been erased

   blank space, place, space

   a blank area

   space

   one of the areas between or below or above the lines of a musical staff

   balk, baulk

   the area on a billiard table behind the balkline

   plane section, section

   (geometry) the area created by a plane cutting through a solid

   segment

   the area of a circle bounded by a chord and an arc of the circle

   margin

   the blank space that surrounds the text on a page

   indent, indentation, indention, indenture

   the space left between the margin and the start of an indented line

   cross section

   a section created by a plane cutting a solid perpendicular to its longest axis

   type of:

   extent

   the distance or area or volume over which something extends