English noun: Earth's surface | |||
| 1. | Earth's surface (object) the outermost level of the land or sea | ||
| Samples | Earthquakes originate far below the surface. Three quarters of the Earth's surface is covered by water. | ||
| Synonyms | surface | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | layer | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | floor, floor | ||
| Part holonym | body of water, gap, opening, water | ||
| Part meronym | geosphere, lithosphere | ||