surface area

American  

[sur-fis air-ee-uh] / ˈsɜr fɪs ˌɛər i ə /

noun

1. the total space occupied by all surfaces or faces of an object.

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Etymology

Origin of surface area

First recorded in 1820–30

Example Sentences

Following the lake's formation in 1995, its surface area gradually shrank as cracks began to appear.

From Science Daily

Firefighters battled enormous blazes in León and the neighbouring Galicia region throughout much of August and during the summer 0.8 percent of the country's total surface area was burned.

From BBC

Previous studies largely examined glacier change by measuring total ice mass or surface area.

From Science Daily

It shows that the surface area of the final merged black hole is always at least as large as the combined areas of the two original black holes.

From Science Daily

Breaking an object into many tiny pieces preserves its total volume, but dramatically increases its surface area.

From Science Daily