¹interface

noun in·ter·face \ˈin-tər-ˌfās\

: the place or area at which different things meet and communicate with or affect each other

: a system that is used for operating a computer : a system that controls the way information is shown to a computer user and the way the user is able to work with the computer

: an area or system through which one machine is connected to another machine

Full Definition of INTERFACE

: a surface forming a common boundary of two bodies, spaces, or phases <an oil-water interface>

a : the place at which independent and often unrelated systems meet and act on or communicate with each other <the man-machine interface>

b : the means by which interaction or communication is achieved at an interface

— in·ter·fa·cial \ˌin-tər-ˈfā-shəl\ adjective

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First Known Use of INTERFACE

1882

Other Chemical Engineering Terms

alkali, cation, decant, hygroscopic, isotope, oxidize, slurry, solute, viscous

Rhymes with INTERFACE

about-face, aerospace, anyplace, boniface, bouillabaisse, carapace, catalase, cellulase, commonplace, contrabass, cyberspace, database, diabase, diastase, double-space, elastase, everyplace, hydrolase, hydrospace, hyperspace, interlace, interspace, invertase, kilobase, lemures, lowercase, marketplace, oxidase, pillowcase, reductase, Samothrace, single-space, steeplechase, thoroughbass, thoroughbrace, triple-space, uppercase

²interface

verb

: to connect or become connected : to connect by means of an interface

Full Definition of INTERFACE

transitive verb

: to connect by means of an interface <interface a machine with a computer>

: to serve as an interface for

intransitive verb

: to become interfaced

: to interact or coordinate harmoniously

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First Known Use of INTERFACE

1962

Medical Dictionary

interface

noun in·ter·face \ˈint-ər-ˌfās\

Medical Definition of INTERFACE

: a surface forming a common boundary of two bodies, spaces, or phases <interfaces between various tissues such as skin, fatty tissue, and muscle—H. P. Schwan>

—interface transitive verb, interfaced interfac·ing

—in·ter·fa·cial \ˌint-ər-ˈfā-shəl\ adjective