What does superficie in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word superficie in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use superficie in Spanish.

The word superficie in Spanish means surface, space, area, surface, air-to-ground, cultivatable land, gross leasable area, body area, covered surface, covered area, supporting surface, supporting area, the Earth's surface, the surface of the Earth, road surface. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word superficie

surface

nombre femenino (parte externa)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Limpia bien la superficie de la mesa.
Clean the surface of the table very well.

space

nombre femenino (área de algo)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Están talando el bosque para tener más superficie cultivable.
The forest is being cut down to create more space for farming.

area

nombre femenino (espacio bidimensional) (Mathematics)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La superficie de un cuadrado se obtiene multiplicando lado por lado.
The area of a square can be found by multiplying two of the sides.

surface

nombre femenino (aspecto exterior) (top)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Parece tranquilo en la superficie, pero por dentro está que hierve.
He appears calm on the surface but inside he is seething.

air-to-ground

adjetivo (misil, proyectil) (missile)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Los aire-tierra se utilizan durante el entrenamiento de los pilotos.

cultivatable land

(cultivada, apta para ello)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

gross leasable area

locución nominal femenina (apta para el comercio)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

body area

(medicina: área del cuerpo)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Paula tiene marcas en toda la superficie del cuerpo

covered surface, covered area

(área techada)

El departamento tiene 50 metros cuadrados de superficie cubierta.

supporting surface, supporting area

locución nominal femenina (con contacto estable)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

the Earth's surface, the surface of the Earth

nombre femenino (Tierra: capa externa) (outer layer)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La superficie de la tierra tiene 12 km de espesor.
The Earth's surface is 12 km thick.

road surface

locución nominal femenina (que permite movimiento)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

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