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PRONUNCIATION OF ROAD SURFACE

road surface  [rəʊd ˈsɜːfɪs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ROAD SURFACE

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Road surface is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ROAD SURFACE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

road surface

Road surface

Road surface or pavement is the durable surface material laid down on an area intended to sustain vehicular or foot traffic, such as a road or walkway. In the past, gravel road surfaces, cobblestone and granite setts were extensively used, but these surfaces have mostly been replaced by asphalt or concrete. Road surfaces are frequently marked to guide traffic. Today, permeable paving methods are beginning to be used for low-impact roadways and walkways.

Definition of road surface in the English dictionary

The definition of road surface in the dictionary is the surface of the road, often asphalt.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ROAD SURFACE


air-to-surface
ˈɛətəˌsɜːfɪs
artifice
ˈɑːtɪfɪs
back-office
ˈbækˌɒfɪs
edifice
ˈɛdɪfɪs
hypersurface
ˈhaɪpəˌsɜːfɪs
interoffice
ˌɪntərˈɒfɪs
Memphis
ˈmɛmfɪs
office
ˈɒfɪs
orifice
ˈɒrɪfɪs
preface
ˈprɛfɪs
resurface
riːˈsɜːfɪs
surface
ˈsɜːfɪs
undersurface
ˈʌndəˌsɜːfɪs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ROAD SURFACE

road race
road racer
road racing
road rage
road rash
road rider
road safety
road sense
road show
road sign
road stability
road surveyor
road sweeper
road tax
road test
road traffic
road traffic accident
road train
road transport
road user

WORDS THAT END LIKE ROAD SURFACE

a slap in the face
aspherical surface
caustic surface
come to the surface
communication interface
control surface
face
face to face
face-to-face
granulated surface
graphical user interface
high definition multimedia interface
in-your-face
interface
on the surface
Scarface
sub-surface
surface-to-surface
user interface
work surface

Synonyms and antonyms of road surface in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «road surface» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ROAD SURFACE

Find out the translation of road surface to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of road surface from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «road surface» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

路面
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

superficie de la carretera
570 millions of speakers

English

road surface
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सड़क की सतह
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

سطح الطريق
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

дорожного покрытия
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

superfície da estrada
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

রাস্তা পৃষ্ঠ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

surface de la route
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Permukaan jalan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Straßenbelag
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

路面
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

노면
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Lumahing dalan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

mặt đường
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சாலை மேற்பரப்பு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

रस्त्याची पृष्ठभाग
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yol yüzeyi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

superficie stradale
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

nawierzchnia drogi
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

дорожнього покриття
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

suprafața drumului
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

οδοστρώματος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

padoppervlak
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

vägyta
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

veibanen
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of road surface

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ROAD SURFACE»

The term «road surface» is very widely used and occupies the 13.721 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ROAD SURFACE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about road surface

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ROAD SURFACE»

Discover the use of road surface in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to road surface and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Surface Characteristics of Roadways: International Research ...
REFERENCE: Hiersche, E.U., "Optimization of Road-Surface Characteristics: A Concept for a Research Program in the Federal Republic of Germany," Surface Characteristics of Roadways: International Research and Technologies, ASTM ...
W. E. Meyer, J. Reichert, 1990
2
Asphalts in Road Construction
Condition and hardness of the existing road surface If the existing road surface is rutted, cracked or in need of patching, these defects must be corrected before surface dressing can be undertaken. Guidance on how this is best achieved can  ...
Robert N. Hunter, 2000
3
Bituminous Mixtures in Road Construction
These factors are logically addressed in the latest edition of TRL Road Note 39 Design guide for road surface dressing. ' Further advice on all the practical aspects of surface dressing are contained in the Road Surface Dressing Association ...
Robert N. Hunter, 1994
4
Relationship Between Pavement Surface Texture and Highway ...
The tire radial vibrations are excitations in the radial direction caused by the tire tread element impacts on the road or the road surface deforming the tire. Unevenness in the road surface will increase these radial vibrations. The tire tangential ...
Roger L. Wayson, 1998
5
Light Pollution Handbook
It is defined as the percentage of area making up the whole road surface area over which the Revealing Power is higher than 90%. An Area Ratio of 70% may be one of the acceptable levels of visibility of road lighting for important roads ...
Kohei Narisada, Duco Schreuder, 2004
6
Snow Engineering: Recent Advances: Proceedings of the third ...
Here, the traffic density is estimated from the time-occupancy data, assuming that the mean vehicle length is 5.5 meters Since the road surface conditions are qualitative variables, three dummy variables were introduced into the regression  ...
I. Izumi, T. Nakamura, R.L. Sack, 1997
7
Handbook of Road Technology, Fourth Edition
12.5 PAVEMENT SURFACE PROPERTIES 12.5.1 Surface characteristics A comprehensive review of road surface characteristics is given in OECD (1984). The key service properties of a road surface are its frictional characteristics and its ...
M. G. Lay, 2009
8
Snow Removal and Ice Control Technology: Selected Papers ...
An active microwave sensing system is investigated to provide real-time information about road surface conditions. Microwave radiation is very sensitive to the presence of water in the medium through which it passes. Thus, the amplitude and ...
‎1997
9
Forest Stewardship Series 17: Forest Roads
It was once commonplace, for example, to drain road surface water into inside ditches that were run downhill for long stretches before discharging through a culvert cross-drain. Today, a more successful strategy is to out-slope the road where ...
Claralynn Nunamaker
10
Friction Science and Technology: From Concepts to ...
From Concepts to Applications, Second Edition Peter J. Blau. are a flat plate type that uses force sensors built into a series of parallel tracks in a road surface and roller dynamometers on which the truck drives onto a set of instrumented rollers ...
Peter J. Blau, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ROAD SURFACE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term road surface is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Plastic road surface might be streets ahead of asphalt
Asphalt covers more than 94 percent of the paved streets in the US, but have we gone down the wrong road with our choice of building material? Dutch firm ... «Gizmag, Jul 15»
2
Where the Rubber Meets the Plastic: Dutch Firm Plans Lego-Like …
Another question is how the road surface will compare with conventional pavement from a grip standpoint. Will tires have as much traction on plastic as they do ... «NBCNews.com, Jul 15»
3
Northumberland's roads are dressed to impress
Around 26 miles of roads have already been improved in the county council s ... Surface dressing is used where the existing road surface has worn over a period ... «Northumberland Gazette, Jul 15»
4
Better road surface and water service for long disgruntled …
The District of Summerland gets more complaints about the bumpy and pot-holed condition of Garnet Valley Road than any other road in the community. «Globalnews.ca, Jul 15»
5
New road surface to be laid on 100km of Gloucestershire roads in …
More than 100km of new road surface will be laid by Gloucestershire County Council over the next few months. The council is starting its £2.2million summer ... «Gloucester Citizen, Jun 15»
6
Netherlands Working on Solar Road Surfaces
The Netherlands is experimenting with putting solar panels under its road surfaces, turning the traditionally hot pavement surface into one that can generate ... «Gazette Review, May 15»
7
VIDEO: Large hole appears after road surface collapses in …
VIDEO: Large hole appears after road surface collapses in Northampton ... A road in Northampton town centre has been closed by police after a section of the ... «Northampton Chronicle & Echo, Apr 15»
8
Road Surface Monitors Could Help Reduce Salt Usage
The mobile sensor reports air temperature, surface temperature and road friction data. “The biggest reason we're looking at this is for the friction reading,” said ... «Crossroads - A Minnesota Transportation Research Blog, Mar 15»
9
Saudi Arabia needs major road surface rethink
An expert in road surfacing from King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals has said that Saudi Arabia's road infrastructure is struggling to cope with heavy ... «Construction Week Online, Feb 15»
10
The Netherlands has laid the world's first solar road – we go eyes-on …
Speed and tire pressure all play a part, but the end result is that cars are at least several thousand times more damaging to a road surface than bikes, and trucks ... «ExtremeTech, Nov 14»

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