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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This means that a larger amount of each coffee ground’s internal surface area is exposed to water.
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Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 11 Dec. 2024
About 71% of Earth's surface area is oceans, which contain 97% of Earth’s water.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
The trestle will have a total surface area over tidal waters of 9.18 acres.
—Todd Karpovich, Baltimore Sun, 5 Dec. 2024
After infinitely many iterations, the shape’s volume dwindles to zero, while its surface area grows infinitely large.
—Quanta Magazine, 26 Nov. 2024
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Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 11 Dec. 2024
About 71% of Earth's surface area is oceans, which contain 97% of Earth’s water.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
The trestle will have a total surface area over tidal waters of 9.18 acres.
—Todd Karpovich, Baltimore Sun, 5 Dec. 2024
After infinitely many iterations, the shape’s volume dwindles to zero, while its surface area grows infinitely large.
—Quanta Magazine, 26 Nov. 2024
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“Surface area.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/surface%20area. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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