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extent vs surface area

surface area vs extent

extent and surface area both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
extent Yes No No No
surface area Yes No No No
As nouns, surface area is a hyponym of extent; that is, surface area is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than extent:
  • extent: the distance or area or volume over which something extends
  • surface area: the extent of a 2-dimensional surface enclosed within a boundary
Other hyponyms of extent include coverage, frontage, bound, boundary, limit, ambit, compass, orbit, range, reach, scope, area, expanse, length, deepness, depth.
extent (noun) surface area (noun)
the distance or area or volume over which something extends the extent of a 2-dimensional surface enclosed within a boundary
the point or degree to which something extends
Difference between extent and surface area

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