physical surface

two-dimensional boundary of three-dimensional object
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physical surface

Summary

physical surface ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (221 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • physical surface's physically interacts with is recorded as environment[2].
  • physical surface is a type of phase boundary[3].
  • physical surface is a type of interface[4].
  • physical surface is part of covering[5].
  • physical surface is part of surface[6].
  • physical surface's Commons category is recorded as Surface[7].
  • physical surface's said to be the same as is recorded as surface[8].
  • physical surface's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[9].
  • physical surface's has characteristic is recorded as area[10].
  • physical surface's has characteristic is recorded as surface finish[11].
  • physical surface's manifestation of is recorded as surface[12].
  • physical surface's different from is recorded as surface[13].
  • physical surface's different from is recorded as surface[14].
  • physical surface's studied by is recorded as surface science[15].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include phase boundary[3] and interface[4].

Use and Application

Part of include covering[5] and surface[6].

Why It Matters

physical surface ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (221 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] It is known by 42 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 23d ago · Wikimi-dhiann · 2026-09-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → phase boundary, interface
    Part of → covering, surface
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P361]]: [[Q3505239]]"
  2. 16w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Said to be the same as → surface
    Svkkl authority id → h0007567-povrchy
    Part of → —
    Has characteristic → area, surface finish
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: h0007567-povrchy, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259495|batch #259495]]"
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