The cistern is 244x84 m. and 15 m. deeper than surface, surrounded by 15 m. high walls.

It seemed to float on the surface of the water, a black pod, surrounded by a gleaming aluminium frame, silver rods criss-crossing in a dazzling pattern.

The heavily stylized facial features are projected on an almost flat surface surrounded by a braid-like shaped hair.

A high energy pulse focused in a gas or on a solid surface surrounded by gas produces breakdown of the gas (usually air).

The lock was a flat, ebony surface surrounded by a metallic border of green, irregular in shape, resembling a distorted pentagon.

Now, her shard struck with a hollowthunk, then bobbed back to the surface, surrounded by an expanding chorus of ripples.

An astragal is a moulding profile composed of a half-round surface surrounded by two flat planes (fillets).

The action takes place on a raked surface surrounded by the chorus and a company of American Indian dancers.

In a 64-cell embryo, about 30 complete blastomeres appear on the surface, surrounded by marginal cells that are continuous with the yolk cell.

In the past, the floor of Gambart has been flooded with lava, leaving a relatively flat surface surrounded by a smooth but somewhat polygon-shaped outer rim.