| has gloss | (noun) the extended two-dimensional outer boundary of a three-dimensional object; "they skimmed over the surface of the water"; "a brush small enough to clean every dental surface"; "the sun has no distinct surface"
surface |
| lexicalization | eng: surface |
| subclass of | (noun) the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something
boundary, bounds, bound |
| has subclass | (noun) (chemistry) a surface forming a common boundary between two things (two objects or liquids or chemical phases)
interface |
| has subclass | (noun) the bony part of the roof of the mouth
hard palate |
| has subclass | (noun) the upper surface of the mouth that separates the oral and nasal cavities
roof of the mouth, palate |
| has subclass | (noun) a surface forming part of the outside of an object; "he examined all sides of the crystal"; "dew dripped from the face of the leaf"
side, face |
| has subclass | (noun) the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected
empyrean, firmament, welkin, heavens, vault of heaven, celestial sphere, sphere |
| has subclass | (noun) the surface at either extremity of a three-dimensional object; "one end of the box was marked `This side up'"
end |
| has subclass | (noun) the inner or enclosed surface of something
interior, inside |
| has subclass | (noun) the outer side or surface of something
outside, exterior |
| has subclass | (noun) a surface on which an organism grows or is attached; "the gardener talked about the proper substrate for acid-loving plants"
substrate, substratum |
| has subclass | (noun) (physics) an imaginary surface joining all points in space that are reached at the same instant by a wave propagating through a medium
wavefront, wave front |
| has subclass | (noun) the intensely luminous surface of a star (especially the sun)
photosphere |