sur|face-to-sur|face — «SUR fihs tu SUR fihs», adjective. 1. launched from the ground or a ship at a target on the sea or on the ground. 2. between two ships or two points on the ground: »surface to surface communication … Useful english dictionary
sur|face-ac|tive — «SUR fihs AK tihv», adjective. of or having to do with a group of chemical substances that have the property of reducing the surface tension of water or other liquid. Certain sulfates or sulfonates made from animal and vegetable fats are surface… … Useful english dictionary
sur|face-to-air — «SUR fihs tu AIR», adjective. 1. launched from the ground or a ship to intercept and destroy flying aircraft or missiles: »surface to air missiles. 2. between the ground or a ship and an aircraft: »surface to air rescue … Useful english dictionary
sur|face-to-un|der|wa|ter — «SUR fihs tu UHN duhr WT uhr, WOT », adjective. 1. launched from the ground or a ship at a target beneath the surface of the sea. 2. between a surface ship and a submarine, diver, or other object underwater … Useful english dictionary
sur|face|man — «SUR fihs muhn», noun, plural men. a person who works on the surface, as on the roadbed of a railway, or in a mining or military operation … Useful english dictionary
hard-sur|face — «HAHRD SUR fihs», transitive verb, faced, fac|ing. 1. to render the surface of (something) hard or smooth: »to hard surface a highway. 2. = hard face. (Cf. ↑hard face) … Useful english dictionary
re|sur|face — «ree SUR fihs», verb, faced, fac|ing. –v.t. to provide with a new or different surface. –v.i. to surface again; reappear: »One young woman resurfaced from the darkness…, clutching her garments (Time) … Useful english dictionary
sub|sur|face — «suhb SUR fihs», adjective, noun. –adj. under the surface; underlying; underground: »subsurface nuclear tests, subsurface rock, water, or oil. –n. the space or matter immediately below the surface … Useful english dictionary
Surface — Sur face , n. [F. See {Sur }, and {Face}, and cf. {Superficial}.] 1. The exterior part of anything that has length and breadth; one of the limits that bound a solid, esp. the upper face; superficies; the outside; as, the surface of the earth; the … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Surface condensation — Surface Sur face , n. [F. See {Sur }, and {Face}, and cf. {Superficial}.] 1. The exterior part of anything that has length and breadth; one of the limits that bound a solid, esp. the upper face; superficies; the outside; as, the surface of the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Surface condenser — Surface Sur face , n. [F. See {Sur }, and {Face}, and cf. {Superficial}.] 1. The exterior part of anything that has length and breadth; one of the limits that bound a solid, esp. the upper face; superficies; the outside; as, the surface of the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
