different between surface vs evident

English

Etymology

From French surface.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?s??f?s/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?s??f?s/

Noun

surface (plural surfaces)

1. The overside or up-side of a flat object such as a table, or of a liquid.
2. The outside hull of a tangible object.
3. (figuratively) Outward or external appearance.
   • “A tight little craft,” was Austin’s invariable comment on the matron; and she looked it, always trim and trig and smooth of surface like a converted yacht cleared for action. ¶ Near her wandered her husband, orientally bland, invariably affable, […].

4. (mathematics, geometry) The locus of an equation (especially one with exactly two degrees of freedom) in a more-than-two-dimensional space.
5. (fortification) That part of the side which is terminated by the flank prolonged, and the angle of the nearest bastion.

   (Can we find and add a quotation of Stocqueler to this entry?)

Synonyms

• overside
• superfice (archaic)

Derived terms

Related terms

• surficial

Translations

Verb

surface (third-person singular simple present surfaces, present participle surfacing, simple past and past participle surfaced)

1. (transitive) To provide something with a surface.
2. (transitive) To apply a surface to something.
3. (intransitive) To rise to the surface.
4. (transitive) To bring to the surface.
   • 2007, Patrick Valentine, The Sage of Aquarius (page 182)

     Sage went immediately to work; Damien surfaced the submarine and readied the group to meet outside the hatch.

5. (intransitive) To come out of hiding.
6. (intransitive) For information or facts to become known.
7. (transitive) To make information or facts known.
8. (intransitive) To work a mine near the surface.
9. (intransitive) To appear or be found.

Translations

French

Etymology

sur- +? face, calque of Latin superficies.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sy?.fas/
• Homophones: surfaces, surfacent

Noun

surface f (plural surfaces)

1. surface

Derived terms

Further reading

• “surface” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

English

Etymology

From Middle English [Term?], from Old French [Term?], from Latin ?vid?ns (“visible, apparent, clear, plain”) (compare Late Latin ?videor (“to appear plainly”)), from ? (“out”) + vide? (“see”), present participle vid?ns, deponent videor (“to appear, seem”). Displaced native Old English sweotol.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??.v?.d?nt/
• Hyphenation: ev?i?dent

Adjective

evident (comparative more evident, superlative most evident)

1. Obviously true by simple observation.

   It was evident she was angry, after she slammed the door.

Derived terms

• evidently
• inevident
• self-evident

Related terms

• evidence
• evidential

Translations

Further reading

• evident in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• evident in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin ?vid?ns.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic) IPA^(key): /?.vi?dent/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /?.bi?den/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /e.vi?dent/

Adjective

evident (masculine and feminine plural evidents)

1. obvious; evident

Derived terms

• evidentment

Related terms

• evidència

Further reading

• “evident” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

German

Etymology

From Latin ?vid?ns.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [evi?d?nt]
• Hyphenation: evi?dent

Adjective

evident (comparative evidenter, superlative am evidentesten)

1. evident

Declension

Further reading

• “evident” in Duden online

Middle French

Adjective

evident m (feminine singular evidente, masculine plural evidents, feminine plural evidentes)

1. obvious; evident

Descendants

• French: évident

Occitan

Etymology

From Latin ?vid?ns.

Pronunciation

Adjective

evident m (feminine singular evidenta, masculine plural evidents, feminine plural evidentas)

1. evident

Derived terms

• evidentament

Related terms

• evidéncia

Romanian

Etymology

From French évident, from Latin evidens.

Adjective

evident m or n (feminine singular evident?, masculine plural eviden?i, feminine and neuter plural evidente)

1. obvious

Declension