ɪn ˌældʒɪbɹˈeɪɪk dʒiˈɑːmətɹi, ɐ fˈɑːnoʊ sˈɜːfɪs ɪz ɐ sˈɜːfɪs ʌv dʒˈɛnɚɹəl tˈaɪp ɪn pɚtˈɪkjʊlɚ, nˌɑːɾə fˈɑːnoʊ vɚɹˈaɪəɾi hˌuːz pˈɔɪnts ˈɪndɛks ðə lˈaɪnz ˌɔn ɐ nˈɑːnsˈɪŋɡjʊlɚ kjˈuːbɪk θɹˈiːfoʊld.
In algebraic geometry, a Fano surface is a surface of general type (in particular, not a Fano variety) whose points index the lines on a non-singular cubic threefold.