surface area vs place

surface area and place both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
surface area	Yes	No	No	No
place	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, place is a hyponym of surface area; that is, place is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than surface area:

surface area: the extent of a 2-dimensional surface enclosed within a boundary
place: a blank area

Other hyponyms of surface area include acreage, land area, footprint, erasure, blank space, space, space, balk, baulk, plane section, section.

surface area (noun)	place (noun)
the extent of a 2-dimensional surface enclosed within a boundary	a job in an organization
	the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another
	an abstract mental location
	the passage that is being read
	a blank area
	an item on a list or in a sequence
	a point located with respect to surface features of some region
	a general vicinity
	a public square with room for pedestrians
	a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
	any area set aside for a particular purpose
	the particular portion of space occupied by something
	where you live at a particular time
	proper or designated social situation
	a particular situation
	proper or appropriate position or location

surface area (verb)	place (verb)
	recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something
	assign a rank or rating to
	take a place in a competition; often followed by an ordinal
	estimate
	sing a note with the correct pitch
	to arrange for
	assign to a station
	finish second or better in a horse or dog race
	intend (something) to move towards a certain goal
	put into a certain place or abstract location
	locate
	assign a location to
	make an investment
	assign to (a job or a home)
	place somebody in a particular situation or location
	identify the location or place of