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• surface cover — /ˈsɜfəs kʌvə/ (say serfuhs kuvuh) noun any of the substances which are independent of the geological processes which have produced an area of the surface of the earth at a given time but which may come to cover it subsequently, as crops and… …  

• cover — vb Cover, overspread, envelop, wrap, shroud, veil are comparable when meaning to put or place or to be put or placed over or around. Cover may imply the putting or placing by a conscious agent or unconscious agency of something on top {cover a… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• Cover — or covers may refer to: Contents 1 Science and technology 2 Deception and concealment 3 Mathematics …   Wikipedia

• Cover — Cov er (k?v ?r), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Covered} ( ?rd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Covering}.] [OF. covrir, F. couvrir, fr. L. cooperire; co + operire to cover; probably fr. ob towards, over + the root appearing in aperire to open. Cf. {Aperient}, {Overt},… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• cover — [kuv′ər] vt. [ME coveren < OFr covrir < L cooperire < co , intens. + operire, to hide < IE * op wer , to cover < * op(i) , back, against + * wer, to cover, protect > WARN] 1. to place something on, over, or in front of, so as to …   English World dictionary

• Surface Marker Buoy — (standard) = A Surface Marker Buoy, SMB or simply a blob is an inflatable buoy used by SCUBA divers, with a line, to mark the diver s position to their surface, safety boat while the diver is underwater.SMBs are inflated on the surface before… …   Wikipedia

• cover — [n1] wrapping, cover up awning, bark, binding, camouflage, canopy, canvas, cap, caparison, case, ceiling, cloak, clothing, coating, covering, coverlet, disguise, dome, dress, drop, envelope, facade, false front*, fig leaf, front, guise, hood,… …   New thesaurus

• Surface (magazine) — Surface is an American design and style magazine based in New York City, New York. More than 10 years old, Surface was based in San Francisco, California, until 2005 when the main offices moved to Brooklyn. Surface offices are now located on… …   Wikipedia

• Surface brightness fluctuation — (SBF) is a secondary distance indicator used to estimate distances to galaxies. The technique uses the fact that galaxies are made up of a finite number of stars. The number of stars in any small patch of the galaxy will vary from point to point …   Wikipedia

• surface area — surface ,area noun count the total area of a surface or surfaces, especially the outside surfaces of an object: enough paint to cover a surface area of 900 square feet …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• surface — [adj] external apparent, covering, depthless, exterior, facial, outer, outside, outward, shallow, shoal, superficial, top; concepts 485,583 Ant. central, core, inside, interior, middle surface [n] external part of something area, cover, covering …   New thesaurus