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Surface able to be flattened without distortion
rolling of one smooth surface over another in Euclidean space. A surface is developable if it has a development. All developable surfaces embedded in 3D-space
Developable_surface
Surface containing a line through every point
is not developable. But there exist developable Möbius strips. Conoid Catalan surface Developable rollers (oloid, sphericon) Tangent developable For the
Ruled_surface
Systematic representation of the surface of a sphere or ellipsoid onto a plane
not a developable surface, it is impossible to construct a map projection that is both equal-area and conformal. The three developable surfaces (plane
Map_projection
Three-dimensional curved geometric object
The surface of the oloid is a developable surface, meaning that patches of the surface can be flattened into a plane. While rolling, it develops its entire
Oloid
Pattern of buckling used in mechanical engineering
condition. On the deformed surface, it is observed that the surface is nearly developable. Consequently, the Gaussian curvature of the cylinder is close
Yoshimura_buckling
Surface drawn by a moving line passing through a fixed point
the conical surface, including the apex, is a developable surface. A cylindrical surface can be viewed as a limiting case of a conical surface whose apex
Conical_surface
Convex solid with a continuous, developable surface
a developable roller is a convex solid whose surface consists of a single continuous, developable face. While rolling on a plane, most developable rollers
Developable_roller
Topics referred to by the same term
the term developable may refer to: A developable space in general topology. A developable surface in geometry. A tangent developable surface of a space
Developable
Mathematical measure of how much a curve or surface deviates from flatness
this can be found at the article on curvature at Wolfram MathWorld. developable surface, Mathworld. (Retrieved 11 February 2021) Kobayashi, Shōshichi; Nomizu
Curvature
Surface swept by tangents to a curve
geometry of surfaces, a tangent developable is a particular kind of developable surface obtained from a curve in Euclidean space as the surface swept out
Tangent_developable
Non-orientable surface with one edge
as a developable surface or be folded flat; the flattened Möbius strips include the trihexaflexagon. The Sudanese Möbius strip is a minimal surface in a
Möbius_strip
Perspective Can be constructed by light shining through a globe onto a developable surface. 360 video projection List of national coordinate reference systems
List_of_map_projections
Product of the principal curvatures of a surface
parabolic line. When a surface has a constant zero Gaussian curvature, then it is a developable surface and the geometry of the surface is Euclidean geometry
Gaussian_curvature
Type of rollable 3D shape
In solid geometry, the sphericon is a solid that has a continuous developable surface with two congruent, semi-circular edges, and four vertices that define
Sphericon
Mathematics of smooth surfaces
Gaussian curvature 0 include cones, tangent developables, and more generally any developable surface. For any surface embedded in Euclidean space of dimension
Differential geometry of surfaces
Differential_geometry_of_surfaces
right angles to that one axis. It can be used to quickly make any developable surface. Noyes, Nick. Easy Composters You Can Build: Storey's Country Wisdom
Wiggleboard
Developable mechanisms are a special class of mechanisms that can be placed on developable surfaces. Some well-known examples of developable mechanisms
Developable_mechanism
Euclidean space surface
slope is exactly c {\displaystyle c} . In this case the surface is a tangent developable surface and is generated by the directrix ( d cos φ , d sin
Generalized_helicoid
minimal surface Catalan surface Right conoid Conical surface Helicoid Developable rollers (sphericon, oloid) Hyperboloid of one sheet (doubly ruled) Hyperbolic
List_of_surfaces
Ground-launched missile designed to attack aerial targets
A surface-to-air missile (SAM), also known as a ground-to-air missile (GTAM) or surface-to-air guided weapon (SAGW), is a missile designed to be launched
Surface-to-air_missile
Distance function defined between probability distributions
families of developable surfaces. He showed that a line congruence satisfying such a condition is normal to a 1-parameter family of surfaces, and thus he
Wasserstein_metric
the two surfaces. In particular, if one of the surfaces is a plane, then the other is called a developable surface: thus a developable surface is one which
Development (differential geometry)
Development_(differential_geometry)
Medium to long-range surface-to-air missile
"Lightning"), also known as LR-SAM or MR-SAM, is an Indian-Israeli jointly developed surface-to-air missile (SAM) system, designed to defend against any type of
Barak_8
Series of personal computers, tablets and interactive whiteboards by Microsoft
Microsoft Surface is a family of touchscreen-based personal computer, tablet, and interactive whiteboard hardware products designed and developed by Microsoft
Microsoft_Surface
Concept in differential geometry
directions). For a developable surface, the asymptotic lines are the generatrices, and them only. If a straight line is included in a surface, then it is an
Asymptotic_curve
Maximal and minimal curvature at a point of a surface
will be 0 and the surface is a developable surface. For a minimal surface, the mean curvature is zero at every point. Let M be a surface in Euclidean space
Principal_curvature
Japanese art of paper folding
patterns as part of his explorations into kinetic sculpture and developable surfaces, although his work was not known by the origami community until the
Origami
Line of 2-in-1 detachables developed by Microsoft
been produced: Surface Pro (1st generation), released in 2013 Surface Pro 2, released in 2013 Surface Pro 3, released in 2014 Surface Pro 4, released
Surface_Pro
Nation with a relatively low living standard
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of May 2026 (link) "GISS Surface Temperature Analysis (v4)". NASA. Retrieved 12 January 2024. "Near-term
Developing_country
Third planet from the Sun
being an ocean world, the only one in the Solar System sustaining liquid surface water. Almost all of Earth's water is contained in its ocean, which covers
Earth
curvature Elliptic point Types of surfaces Minimal surface Ruled surface Conical surface Developable surface Nadirashvili surface See also multivariable calculus
List of differential geometry topics
List_of_differential_geometry_topics
Line of laptops developed by Microsoft running Microsoft Windows operating system
Surface Laptop 2, released in 2018 Surface Laptop 3, released in 2019 Surface Laptop 4, released in 2021 Surface Laptop 5, released in 2022 Surface Laptop
Surface_Laptop
Laptop computer developed by Microsoft
The Surface Laptop 6, launched together with the Surface Pro 10, is a laptop device developed by Microsoft for its business customers. The Surface Laptop
Surface_Laptop_6
Microsoft hybrid notebook computer
fifth-generation Surface Pro (marketed as the Surface Pro, colloquially referred to as the Surface Pro 2017 or Surface Pro 5) is a Surface-series 2-in-1
Surface_Pro_(2017)
(Noun) Short for a developable surface, one that can be unrolled to a plane 4. The tangent developable of a curve is the surface consisting of its tangent
Glossary of classical algebraic geometry
Glossary_of_classical_algebraic_geometry
Mobile, short-range surface-to-air missile
The Type 81 surface-to-air missile (81式短距離地対空誘導弾) or Tan-SAM (短SAM) is a Japanese developed surface-to-air missile currently in service with the Japan
Type 81 surface-to-air missile
Type_81_surface-to-air_missile
Eleventh generation of Microsoft Surface Pro
The Surface Pro (11th generation) (also referred to as the Surface Pro 11th Edition) is a 2-in-1 detachable tablet computer developed by Microsoft to
Surface_Pro_(11th_generation)
Method for characterising the local shape of a surface
asymptotic directions. In particular, the indicatrix of each point on a developable surface is a pair of lines parallel to the generatrix. For more complex cases
Dupin_indicatrix
Tendency of a liquid surface to shrink to reduce surface area
Surface tension is the energy per unit area due to having a surface in a liquid. It has the dimension of force per unit length, or energy per unit area
Surface_tension
Hybrid tablet computer developed and manufactured by Microsoft
first-generation Surface (launched as Surface with Windows RT, later marketed as Surface RT) is a hybrid tablet computer developed and manufactured by
Surface_(2012_tablet)
Japanese truck-launched anti-ship missile
The Type 88 surface-to-ship missile (88式地対艦誘導弾, SSM-1) is a truck-mounted subsonic sea skimming anti-ship missile developed by Japan's Mitsubishi Heavy
Type 88 surface-to-ship missile
Type_88_surface-to-ship_missile
2024 laptop by Microsoft
The Surface Laptop of the 7th generation, also referred to as the Surface Laptop 7th Edition, is a laptop computer developed by Microsoft. It is the seventh
Surface Laptop (7th generation)
Surface_Laptop_(7th_generation)
Surface area of a biomolecule accessible to a solvent
The accessible surface area (ASA) or solvent-accessible surface area (SASA) is the surface area of a biomolecule that is accessible to a solvent. Measurement
Accessible_surface_area
2-in-1 detachable tablet computer developed by Microsoft
The Surface Pro X is a 2-in-1 detachable tablet computer developed by Microsoft. It was developed alongside and was announced on 2 October 2019 alongside
Surface_Pro_X
Ninth generation of Microsoft Surface Pro
The Microsoft Surface Pro 9 is a 2-in-1 detachable tablet computer developed by Microsoft to supersede the Surface Pro 8 and Surface Pro X, merging both
Surface_Pro_9
Interactive whiteboard designed by Microsoft
The Surface Hub 3 is an interactive whiteboard designed, developed, and marketed by Microsoft. It is part of the third-generation of the Surface Hub, succeeding
Surface_Hub_3
2-in-1 detachable tablet computer developed by Microsoft
The Surface Pro 7 is a 2-in-1 detachable tablet computer developed by Microsoft. It is the seventh generation of Surface Pro and was announced alongside
Surface_Pro_7
Microsoft Surface is a family of touchscreen Windows computers and interactive whiteboards designed and developed by Microsoft. Since its release in 2012
List of Microsoft Surface accessories
List_of_Microsoft_Surface_accessories
Tablet computer by Microsoft
The Surface Pro 3 is the third-generation Surface-series 2-in-1 detachable, designed, developed, marketed, and produced by Microsoft. It originally ran
Surface_Pro_3
2018 tablet computer by Microsoft
The Surface Pro 6 is a 2-in-1 detachable tablet computer developed by Microsoft. It is the sixth generation of Surface Pro and was announced alongside
Surface_Pro_6
Topics referred to by the same term
Sustainable development Development (differential geometry), rolling one smooth surface over another Development (drafting), a type of technical drawing Development
Development
Laptop computer developed by Microsoft
The Microsoft Surface Pro 10 is a 2-in-1 detachable tablet computer developed by Microsoft, succeeding the Surface Pro 9. The device was announced on March
Surface_Pro_10
Microsoft laptop
Surface Laptop Studio is a 2-in-1 convertible laptop developed by Microsoft. It was announced by the company alongside the Surface Go 3 and Surface Pro
Surface_Laptop_Studio
Space curve that winds around a line
pg 74 Izumiya, S. and Takeuchi, N. (2004) New special curves and developable surfaces. Turk J Math Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine, 28:153–163
Helix
Area of research
cellular automata. Topics include: freeform curves and surfaces creation developable surfaces discretisation generative design digital prototyping and
Architectural_geometry
Mobile surface-to-air missile
Surface-to-Air Missile (03式中距離地対空誘導弾, maru-san-shiki-chu-kyori-chi-tai-kuu-yuudou-dan) or SAM-4 or Chu-SAM (中SAM, Chū-Samu) is a Japanese developed surface-to-air
Type_03_Chū-SAM
Invisible image produced by the exposure of a photosensitive material to light
the threshold size of developable latent images. Gold sensitization of Koslowski creates metallic gold specks on the crystal surface, which by itself does
Latent_image
Eighth generation of Microsoft Surface Pro
The Microsoft Surface Pro 8 is a 2-in-1 detachable tablet computer developed by Microsoft to supersede the Surface Pro 7. It combines the form factor and
Surface_Pro_8
Digital pen made by Microsoft
The Surface Pen is an active stylus and digital pen developed by Microsoft for its series of Surface computing devices. It is designed to showcase the
Surface_Pen
Two-dimensional manifold
In topology, a surface is a two-dimensional manifold. Some surfaces arise as the boundaries of three-dimensional solid figures; for example, the sphere
Surface_(topology)
German-Russian mathematician (1806–1885)
the invariance of geodesic curvature. He studied ruled surfaces, developable surfaces and surfaces of revolution and determined geodesics on the pseudosphere
Ferdinand_Minding
Shape that is the intersection of two circles with the same radius
single curve. Its shape can be analyzed using the mathematics of developable surfaces. Various symbolic meanings have been associated with the vesica piscis:
Vesica_piscis
Upper jaw bone
that the frontal process is developed from both centers. The maxillary sinus appears as a shallow groove on the nasal surface of the bone about the fourth
Maxilla
American air-to-surface missile
many other countries. It has also been fielded on surface platforms in the surface-to-surface and surface-to-air roles. Most variants are laser-guided, with
AGM-114_Hellfire
Microsoft laptop
The Surface Laptop Studio 2 is a 2-in-1 convertible laptop developed by Microsoft. It was announced at a livestreamed event by the company alongside the
Surface_Laptop_Studio_2
Surface area per unit volume
The surface-area-to-volume ratio or surface-to-volume ratio (denoted as SA:V, SA/V, or sa/vol) is the ratio between surface area and volume of an object
Surface-area-to-volume_ratio
Vehicle that operates on the surface of the water without a crew
An unmanned surface vehicle, unmanned surface vessel or uncrewed surface vessel (USV), colloquially called a drone boat, drone ship or sea drone, is a
Unmanned_surface_vehicle
2-in-1 PC by Microsoft
The Surface Book 2 is a 2-in-1 convertible laptop developed by Microsoft as part of its Surface line of personal computers. Released on November 16, 2017
Surface_Book_2
Turkish anti-ship missile
long range, precision strike, anti-ship, surface-to-surface and submarine-launched cruise missile, developed by Turkish missile manufacturer Roketsan
Atmaca
Artificial running surface
track is a rubberized, artificial running surface for track and field athletics. It provides a consistent surface for competitors to test their athletic
Running_track
Type of warship
Surface combatants (or surface ships or surface vessels) are a subset of naval warships which are designed for warfare on the surface of the water, with
Surface_combatant
Coating that prevents sticking
A non-stick surface is engineered to reduce the ability of other materials to stick to it. Non-sticking cookware is a common application, where the non-stick
Non-stick_surface
greatest differences in both design and characteristics: nozzle with a developed surface of the end face (Bernoulli gripping device with a cylindrical nozzle)
Bernoulli_grip
Mobile, short-range surface-to-air missile
The Type 11 Surface-to-Air Missile (11式短距離地対空誘導弾) or Tan-SAM Kai II is a Japanese developed surface-to-air missile currently in service with the Japan
Type_11_(missile)
Tablet computer by Microsoft
The Surface Pro 4 is the fourth-generation Surface-series 2-in-1 detachable, designed, developed, and marketed by Microsoft. The Surface Pro 4 was announced
Surface_Pro_4
Algebraic variety of dimension two
cubic surfaces, Veronese surface, del Pezzo surfaces, ruled surfaces κ = 0 : K3 surfaces, abelian surfaces, Enriques surfaces, hyperelliptic surfaces κ =
Algebraic_surface
Type of mining in which the soil/rock above mineral deposits is removed
Surface mining, including strip mining, open-pit mining and mountaintop removal mining, is a broad category of mining in which soil and rock overlying
Surface_mining
Interactive whiteboard developed by Microsoft
The Surface Hub is a brand of interactive whiteboard developed and marketed by Microsoft, as part of the Microsoft Surface family. The Surface Hub is a
Surface_Hub
Type of surface in automotive design
in the industry. Industrial designers develop their design styling through the A-Surface, the physical surface the end user can feel, touch, see etc.
Class_A_surface
Size of a two-dimensional surface
formulas for surface area can be obtained by cutting surfaces and flattening them out (see: developable surfaces). For example, if the side surface of a cylinder
Area
g(z)={\sqrt {z}}} . It was proved by Bour that surfaces in this family are developable onto a surface of revolution. O'Connor, John J.; Robertson, Edmund
Bour's_minimal_surface
Road covered with durable surface material
A road surface (British English) or pavement (North American English) is the durable surface material laid down on an area intended to sustain vehicular
Road_surface
South Korean tactical ballistic missile
Jeonsul Jidaeji Yudotan) is a short-range tactical surface-to-surface missile (SSM) developed through the Lightning Project (Korean: 번개사업; RR: Beongae Saeop)
Ure_(missile)
Surface that locally minimizes its area
below). The term "minimal surface" is used because these surfaces originally arose as surfaces that minimized total surface area subject to some constraint
Minimal_surface
formulation for Bézier surfaces was developed by Juan Monterde and Hassan Ugail. In order to generate a biharmonic Bézier surface four boundary conditions
Biharmonic_Bézier_surface
Zimmerman, T., Magleby, S., Lang, R., and Howell, L., “Developable Mechanisms on Developable Surfaces,” Science Robotics, Vol. 4, Issue 27, DOI: 10.1126/scirobotics
Larry_Howell
Surface conductivity is an additional conductivity of an electrolyte in the vicinity of the charged interfaces. Surface and volume conductivity of liquids
Surface_conductivity
Dyakonov–Voigt wave (also known as DV wave and Dyakonov–Voigt surface wave) is a distinctive type of surface electromagnetic light wave that results from a particular
Dyakonov–Voigt_wave
Biological membrane that separates the interior of a cell from its outside environment
model developed in general agreement to be the paucimolecular model of Davson and Danielli (1935). This model was based on studies of surface tension
Cell_membrane
Franco-Italian surface-to-air missile family
and Aster 30 are a Franco-Italian family of all-weather, vertical launch surface-to-air missiles. The name "Aster" stands for "Aérospatiale Terminale",
Aster_(missile_family)
Act of modifying the surface of a material
Surface modification is the act of modifying the surface of a material by bringing physical, chemical or biological characteristics different from the
Surface_modification
Immune organ that filters blood
pancreas. The renal surface is directed medialward and downward. It is somewhat flattened, considerably narrower than the gastric surface, and is in relation
Spleen
Measure of a two-dimensional surface
The surface area (symbol A) of a solid object is a measure of the total area that the surface of the object occupies. The mathematical definition of surface
Surface_area
Family of short-range to long-range surface to air missile systems
medium air defense surface-to-air missile systems being developed by Roketsan and Aselsan since 2007. The missiles are developed by Roketsan, while most
Hisar_(missile_family)
Tablet computer from Microsoft
The Surface Go 2 is a 2-in-1 detachable tablet computer developed by Microsoft. It is the second generation of Surface Go, a smaller alternative to the
Surface_Go_2
Flow of excess rainwater not infiltrating in the ground over its surface
Surface runoff (also known as overland flow or terrestrial runoff) is the unconfined flow of water over the ground surface, in contrast to channel runoff
Surface_runoff
Indian surface-to-air missile series
Akash (lit. 'Sky') is a medium-range mobile surface-to-air missile (SAM) system developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)
Akash_(missile)
being developed as of 2021 by the Indonesian Ministry of Defense and several companies. RN01-SS stands for Rudal Nasional 01 - Surface to Surface. The
RN01-SS
Offset at ground-level after earthquakes
In seismology, surface rupture (or ground rupture, or ground displacement) is the visible offset of the ground surface when an earthquake rupture along
Surface_rupture
Organ found in humans and other animals
mediastinum. The back surface of the heart lies near the vertebral column, and the front surface, known as the sternocostal surface, sits behind the sternum
Heart
DEVELOPABLE SURFACE
DEVELOPABLE SURFACE
Male
Portuguese
Portuguese name derived from the name of a Dutch town, from Middle Dutch helldinge, HÉLDER means "slanting surface."
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Greenery; The Lush Greenery on the Surface of the Earth
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for a sheepshearer or someone who used shears to trim the surface of finished cloth and remove excess nap, from Middle English shereman ‘shearer’.Americanized spelling of German Schuermann.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : occupational name for a tailor, from Yiddish sher ‘scissors’ + man ‘man’.Roger Sherman (1722–93), the only man to sign all three documents at the foundation of the American republic (the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, and the U.S. Constitution), was born in Newton, MA, a descendant of Capt. John Sherman, who had emigrated in about 1636 to MA from Dedham, Essex, England, where his father was a farmer, following his brother Edmund, who had emigrated two years earlier. A descendant of Edmund Sherman was the U.S. general William Tecumseh Sherman (1820–91), who led the Union march through GA. He was born in Lancaster, OH, the son of a judge; his middle name was bestowed in honor of a Shawnee chieftain.
Female
English
 English name derived from the flower name which originally meant "a line of verse engraved on the inner surface of a ring," but later acquired the POSY means "bouquet, flower." Pet form of English Josephine, meaning "(God) shall add (another son)."Â
Boy/Male
Hindu
Means greenery. the lush greenery on the surface of the earth
Boy/Male
Australian, French, German, Italian, Latin, Portuguese, Swiss
Italian Form of Paul; Small; Slanting Surface; Clear
Girl/Female
American, Assamese, British, Celebrity, English, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Sindhi, Telugu
A Small; Natural Hollow on the Surface of the Body; Happy; Dimples
Surname or Lastname
Dutch and German
Dutch and German : from a Germanic personal name, Halidher, composed of the elements halið ‘hero’ + hari, heri ‘army’, or from another personal name, Hildher, composed of the elements hild ‘strife’, ‘battle’ + the same second element.Dutch and North German : topographic name for someone living on a slope, from Middle Dutch helldinge ‘slanting surface’. Compare Halder.English : from an agent derivative of Old English healdan ‘to hold’, hence a name denoting an occupier or tenant. Compare Holder.English : variant of Hilder.English : possibly a variant of Elder, with the addition of an inorganic initial H-.
Boy/Male
Australian, Chinese, Dutch, Portuguese
Silver Voice; Hell's Door; Slanting Surface
Male
Portuguese
Variant spelling of Portuguese Hélder, ÉLDER means "slanting surface."
Boy/Male
Tamil
Means greenery. the lush greenery on the surface of the earth
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Surface of the Earth
Surname or Lastname
Jewish (Ashkenazic)
Jewish (Ashkenazic) : occupational name from Yiddish tesler ‘carpenter’. Compare Tesler.German : variant of Teschner.English : from an agent derivative of Old English tǣsel ‘teasel’, hence an occupational name for someone whose job was to brush the surface of newly-woven cloth or to card wood preparatory to spinning, using the dry seed-heads of teasels (a kind of thistle).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for a stone- or bricklayer, from Middle English setter ‘one who lays stones or bricks in building’ (agent derivative of setten ‘to set’).English : occupational name from Old French saietier ‘silk weaver’ (an agent derivative of sayete, a kind of silk).English : from an agent derivative of Middle English setten ‘to place (decoration, on a garment or metal surface)’, probably an occupational name for an embroiderer.German : unexplained.Norwegian : unexplained.
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DEVELOPABLE SURFACE
Female
French
 Contracted form of French Adeline, ALINE means "little noble." Compare with another form of Aline.
Girl/Female
French
Golden.
Girl/Female
Tamil
Snow
Female
Hebrew
Variant form of Hebrew Ushara, USHERET means "fortunate."
Boy/Male
Biblical
Huntings; treasons; destructions.
Boy/Male
Indian
Awf guest, Fragrance, Lion
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Sanskrit
Discussion
Boy/Male
Tamil
Gandharvavidya | கஂதரà¯à®µà®µà®¿à®¤à¯à®¯à®¾
Tatvangna exponent in the art of celestials
Boy/Male
Sikh
All victorious, Who win the power of God
Boy/Male
Tamil
Heaven
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n.
A ridge or streak rising above the surface, as of cloth; hence, the texture of cloth.
n.
A small bladderlike body in the substance of vegetable, or upon the surface of a leaf.
a.
Having the surface covered with a fine and dense silky pubescence; velvety; as, a velutinous leaf.
n.
To lay varnish on; to cover with a liquid which produces, when dry, a hard, glossy surface; as, to varnish a table; to varnish a painting.
a.
Of or pertaining to the lower side or surface of a creeping moss or other low flowerless plant. Opposed to dorsal.
a.
Capable of being developed.
n.
A form of machine for dressing the surface of wood, metal, stone, etc.
v. t.
To give a surface to; especially, to cause to have a smooth or plain surface; to make smooth or plain.
imp. & p. p.
of Surface
n.
One of the minute papillary processes on certain vascular membranes; a villosity; as, villi cover the lining of the small intestines of many animals and serve to increase the absorbing surface.
n.
A liquid composition applied to a gilded surface to give luster to the gold.
n.
A belly, or protuberant part; a broad surface; as, the venter of a muscle; the venter, or anterior surface, of the scapula.
n.
A developable surface. See under Developable.
n.
Gold powder for covering varnished surfaces.
n.
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 surface of a diamond; the surface of the body.
v. t.
To work over the surface or soil of, as ground, in hunting for gold.
n.
A small convex hollow prominence on the surface of a shell or a coral.
n.
A magnitude that has length and breadth without thickness; superficies; as, a plane surface; a spherical surface.
a.
Having a brilliantly polished surface, as some leaves.
a.
Of or pertaining to that surface of a carpel, petal, etc., which faces toward the center of a flower.