"surface area" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: surface areas [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} surface area (countable and uncountable, plural surface areas)
  1. (geometry) The total area on the surface of an object. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Geometry Translations (total area on surface of figure): մակերես (makeres) (Armenian), gorreenn [feminine] (Breton), 表面積 (Chinese Mandarin), 表面积 (biǎomiànjī) (Chinese Mandarin), 面積 (Chinese Mandarin), 面积 (miànjī) (Chinese Mandarin), surfaca areo (Esperanto), pinta-ala (Finnish), horahanga mata (Maori), overflateareal [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), overflateareal [neuter] (Norwegian Nynorsk)
    Sense id: en-surface_area-en-noun-9tmXX-rO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 63 37 Topics: geometry, mathematics, sciences Disambiguation of 'total area on surface of figure': 88 12
  2. (computing) The total resources of a system that are accessible from the outside world and thus might be attacked. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Computing Translations (total resources of a system): hyökkäyspinta (Finnish), hyökkäyspinta-ala (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-surface_area-en-noun-t9Darmwb Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences Disambiguation of 'total resources of a system': 10 90

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