English > surface area: 1 sense > noun 1, attribute| Meaning | The extent of a 2-dimensional surface enclosed within a boundary. |
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| Synonyms | area, expanse |
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| Narrower | acreage, land area | An area of ground used for some particular purpose (such as building or farming) |
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| balk, baulk | The area on a billiard table behind the balkline |
| erasure | A surface area where something has been erased |
| footprint | The area taken up by some object |
| section, plane section | (geometry) the area created by a plane cutting through a solid |
| space, blank space, place | A blank area |
| space | One of the areas between or below or above the lines of a musical staff |
| Broader | extent | The distance or area or volume over which something extends |
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| Spanish | área, superficie |
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| Catalan | àrea de superfície, àrea, superfície |
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