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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

physical entity go
an entity that has physical existence

object, physical object go
a tangible and visible entity

location go
a point or extent in space

part, region go
the extended spatial location of something

extremity go
the outermost or farthest region or point

bound, boundary, bounds go
the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something

surface
the extended two-dimensional outer boundary of a three-dimensional object

noun.location

11 Subcategories

interface go
(chemistry) a surface forming a common boundary between two things (two objects or liquids or chemical phases)
hard palate go
the bony part of the roof of the mouth
palate, roof of the mouth go
the upper surface of the mouth that separates the oral and nasal cavities
face, side go
a surface forming part of the outside of an object
sphere, celestial sphere, empyrean, firmament, heavens, vault of heaven, welkin go
the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected
end go
the surface at either extremity of a three-dimensional object
inside, interior go
the inner or enclosed surface of something
outside, exterior go
the outer side or surface of something
substrate, substratum go
a surface on which an organism grows or is attached
wave front, wavefront go
(physics) an imaginary surface joining all points in space that are reached at the same instant by a wave propagating through a medium
photosphere go
the intensely luminous surface of a star (especially the sun)