different between surface vs perceptible
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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perceptible
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin perceptibilis, from Latin percipio.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /p??s?pt?bl?/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /p??s?pt?bl?/
Adjective
perceptible (comparative more perceptible, superlative most perceptible)
- Able to be perceived, sensed, or discerned.
Translations
Noun
perceptible (plural perceptibles)
- Anything that can be perceived.
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin perceptibilis (from Latin percipio), equivalent to percebre +? -ible.
Adjective
perceptible (masculine and feminine plural perceptibles)
- perceptible
- Antonym: imperceptible
Derived terms
- perceptiblement
Further reading
- “perceptible” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “perceptible” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
- “perceptible” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “perceptible” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin perceptibilis (from Latin percipio).
Pronunciation
Adjective
perceptible (plural perceptibles)
- perceptible
Synonyms
- percevable
Antonyms
- imperceptible
Related terms
- percevoir
Further reading
- “perceptible” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin perceptibilis (from Latin percipio).
Adjective
perceptible (plural perceptibles)
- perceptible
Related terms
- percibir
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