(on a surface)
71surface tension — n the attractive force exerted upon the surface molecules of a liquid by the molecules beneath that tends to draw the surface molecules into the bulk of the liquid and makes the liquid assume the shape having the least surface area * * * the… …
72Surface irrigation — is defined as the group of application techniques where water is applied and distributed over the soil surface by gravity. It is by far the most common form of irrigation throughout the world and has been practiced in many areas virtually… …
73Surface a haute impedance — Surface à haute impédance Pour les articles homonymes, voir Surface (homoymie). Les surfaces à haute impédance (High impedance surfaces ou HIS en anglais) sont des structures à motif périodique fixées ou imprimées sur un plan de masse. Elles… …
74Surface d'echange — Surface d échange Une surface d échange est une paroi poreuse qui permet un transfert de matière ou une paroi étanche qui permet un transfert de chaleur important entre deux fluides. Sa surface est très fine, et importante par des replis ou des… …
75Surface of Atlantic — Pays d’origine Montréal,  Québec …
76surface mail — ➔ mail1 * * * surface mail UK US noun [U] ► COMMUNICATIONS, TRANSPORT the service in which letters, packages, etc., are sent by road, ship, or train, rather than by plane, or mail that is sent in this way: send sth (by) surface mail »I sent the… …
77surface — 1610s, from Fr. surface outermost boundary of anything, outside part (16c.), from O.Fr. sur above + face (see FACE (Cf. face)). Patterned on L. superficies surface (see SUPERFICIAL (Cf. superficial)). The verb meaning come to the surface is first …
78Surface podotactile — au bord d un trottoir. Gros plan sur une surface podot …
79surface — ► NOUN 1) the outside part or uppermost layer of something. 2) the upper limit of a body of liquid. 3) outward appearance as distinct from less obvious aspects. ► ADJECTIVE 1) relating to or occurring on the surface. 2) (of transportation) by sea …
80surface-to-surface — ☆ surface to surface [sʉr′fisto͞o sʉr′fis ] adj. designating a missile launched from the surface of the earth and directed at a target elsewhere on the surface …
