, in Geometry. See Superficies.
A mathematical Surface is the mere exterior face of a body, but is not any part of it, being of no thickness, but only the bare figure or termination of the body.
A Physical Surface is considered as of some very small thickness.
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Entry taken from A Mathematical and Philosophical Dictionary, by Charles Hutton, 1796.
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