undersurface

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noun

The underneath surface; the bottom, or underside

Similar
bottomunderside
OriginEnglish surface ← Middle French surface ← Middle English under- →
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Meanings

nounundersurface (plural undersurfaces)

plural undersurfaces

  1. The underneath surface; the bottom, or underside

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe lower side of anything

Similar
bottomunderside
Broader
sideface
Also see
bottomunderside

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁entér
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂én
  4. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-?
  5. Proto-Indo-European*(H)n̥dʰí
  6. Proto-Indo-European*(H)n̥dʰér
  7. Proto-Germanic*under
  8. Proto-West Germanic*undar
  9. Old Englishunder-
  10. Middle Englishunder-
  11. Englishunder-
  12. Middle Frenchsurface
  13. Englishsurface
  14. Englishundersurface

From under- + surface.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

unresurfaced
Cite this entry
APA

undersurface. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/undersurface

MLA

“undersurface.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/undersurface. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “undersurface,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/undersurface.

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