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surface
English
Etymology
From French surface.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?s??f?s/
- (US) IPA(key): /?s??f?s/
Noun
surface (plural surfaces)
- The overside or up-side of a flat object such as a table, or of a liquid.
- The outside hull of a tangible object.
- (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, […].
- (mathematics, geometry) The locus of an equation (especially one with exactly two degrees of freedom) in a more-than-two-dimensional space.
- (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)
- (transitive) To provide something with a surface.
- (transitive) To apply a surface to something.
- (intransitive) To rise to the surface.
- (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.
- 2007, Patrick Valentine, The Sage of Aquarius (page 182)
- (intransitive) To come out of hiding.
- (intransitive) For information or facts to become known.
- (transitive) To make information or facts known.
- (intransitive) To work a mine near the surface.
- (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)
- surface
Derived terms
Further reading
- “surface” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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observable
English
Etymology
observe +? -able
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?b?z??(?)v?b?l/
Adjective
observable (comparative more observable, superlative most observable)
- Able to be observed.
- Deserving to be observed; worth regarding; remarkable.
Synonyms
- (able to be observed): noticeable, perceivable; see also Thesaurus:perceptible
- (deserving to be observed): eminent, noteworthy; see also Thesaurus:notable
Translations
Noun
observable (plural observables)
- (physics) Any physical property that can be observed and measured directly and not derived from other properties
- Temperature is an observable but entropy is derived.
- In quantum mechanics, observables correspond to Hermitian operators. Also, they act a lot like random variables. Taking their expected value one may recover something resembling a classical observable.
Translations
French
Etymology
observer +? -able
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?p.s??.vabl/
Adjective
observable (plural observables)
- observable
- Antonym: inobservable
Derived terms
- observabilité
Related terms
- observance
- observant
- observateur
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin observ?bilis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /obse??bable/, [o??.se????a.??le]
Adjective
observable (plural observables)
- observable
- Antonym: inobservable
Related terms
References
- “observable” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
observable From the web:
- what observable cellular process explains
- what observable features in trypanosoma
- what observable universe means
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