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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Horizontal storage is excellent for more flexibility, featuring a wider surface area to organize sizeable items. —

Kiana Murden, Vogue, 6 Dec. 2024 Thanks to the larger surface area along the length of that thread, surface tension draws moisture outwards and spreads it out so that water can evaporate. —

Wes Siler, Outside Online, 5 Dec. 2024 Each package contains a dozen individual 12 X 12-inch tiles with peel-off adhesive backs or optional smaller, circular sticky pads to prevent damaging a larger surface area. —

Julian Chokkattu, WIRED, 20 Dec. 2024 Having more than 5,000 square feet of impervious surface area up to 6,500 square feet would put an extra $7.76 on a property owner's bill. —

Nwa Democrat-Gazette, arkansasonline.com, 5 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for surface area