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Area

Area Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Area? [n] a part of a structure having some specific characteristic or function; "the spacious cooking area provided plenty of room for servants" [n] the extent of a 2-dimensional surface enclosed within a boundary; "the area of a rectangle"; "it was about 500 square feet in area" [n] a part of an animal that has a special function or is supplied by a given artery or nerve; "in the abdominal region" [n] a subject of study; "it was his area of specialization"; "areas of interest include..." [n] a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography); "it was a mountainous area"; "Bible country" [n] a particular environment or walk of life; "his social sphere is limited"; "it was a closed area of employment"; "he's out of my orbit" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Area: arena \| country \| domain \| expanse \| field \| orbit \| region \| sphere \| surface area Related Terms \| Find terms related to Area: abode \| academic discipline \| academic specialty \| acreage \| airspace \| amplitude \| applied science \| arena \| arrondissement \| art \| bag \| bailiwick \| bearings \| beat \| belt \| bench mark \| bigness \| block \| body \| breadth \| bulk \| caliber \| circuit \| classical education \| close \| compass \| concern \| confines \| continental shelf \| continuum \| core curriculum \| corridor \| country \| course \| course of study \| court \| courtyard \| coverage \| cup of tea \| curriculum \| demesne \| department \| department of knowledge \| depth \| diameter \| dimension \| dimensions \| discipline \| district \| division \| domain \| elective \| emplacement \| emptiness \| empty space \| enclosure \| environs \| expanse \| expansion \| extension \| extent \| field \| field of inquiry \| field of study \| forte \| galactic space \| gauge \| general education \| general studies \| girth \| greatness \| ground \| heartland \| height \| hinterland \| hole \| humanities \| infinite space \| interstellar space \| land \| largeness \| latitude and longitude \| length \| liberal arts \| lieu \| limit \| line \| locale \| locality \| location \| locus \| long suit \| lot \| magnitude \| main interest \| major \| manner \| mass \| measure \| measurement \| metier \| milieu \| minor \| natural science \| neighborhood \| nothingness \| offshore rights \| ology \| orb \| orbit \| outer space \| parade \| part \| parts \| pet subject \| pinpoint \| place \| placement \| plot \| point \| position \| precinct \| precincts \| premises \| proportion \| proportions \| proseminar \| province \| pure science \| purlieus \| pursuit \| quadrivium \| quarter \| radius \| range \| reach \| realm \| refresher course \| region \| room \| round \| salient \| scale \| science \| scientific education \| scope \| section \| seminar \| site \| situation \| situs \| size \| social science \| soil \| space \| spatial extension \| specialism \| speciality \| specialization \| specialty \| sphere \| spot \| spread \| square \| stead \| stretch \| strong point \| study \| style \| subdiscipline \| subject \| superficial extension \| surface \| technical education \| technicality \| technicology \| technics \| technology \| terrain \| territory \| thing \| three-mile limit \| tract \| trivium \| twelve-mile limit \| type \| vicinage \| vicinity \| vocation \| void \| volume \| walk \| way \| weakness \| whereabout \| whereabouts \| width \| yard \| zone See Also \| acreage \| aisle \| anchorage \| anchorage ground \| area of cardiac dullness \| arena \| areola \| auditorium \| balk \| baulk \| bedground \| bema \| Bermuda Triangle \| blank space \| block \| body part \| box \| broadcast area \| bullpen \| center \| centre \| chancel \| choir \| city block \| clear \| cleavage \| construction \| corner \| corner \| cortical area \| cortical region \| danger \| dining area \| disaster area \| distaff \| environment \| epigastrium \| erasure \| erogenous zone \| extent \| eye \| family circle \| fireside \| fovea \| fovea centralis \| free port \| free zone \| front \| goalmouth \| gray area \| grey area \| groin \| half-moon \| hangout \| haunt \| heart \| hearth \| hideaway \| holiday resort \| hunting ground \| hypochondrium \| inguen \| issue \| kingdom \| land \| land area \| lap \| layby \| lay-by \| loins \| lunula \| lunule \| macula \| macula lutea \| macular area \| matter \| middle \| middle \| midriff \| midsection \| nave \| no man's land \| no-go area \| no-man's-land \| nook \| open \| orchestra pit \| palm \| parafovea \| patio \| peanut gallery \| perineum \| pit \| place \| plane section \| playground \| political arena \| political sphere \| preserve \| press gallery \| province \| pubes \| pubic region \| pull-off \| quad \| quadrangle \| quadrant \| quick \| realm \| refuge \| region \| repair \| resort \| responsibility \| rest area \| rest stop \| retreat \| retreat \| ring of color \| room \| Sachsen \| safety \| sanctuary \| Saxe \| Saxony \| scene \| second balcony \| section \| shrubbery \| side \| sole \| space \| space \| staging area \| stamping ground \| storage space \| structure \| subject \| tank farm \| terrace \| territory \| thenar \| threshing floor \| topic \| turnaround \| upper balcony \| vacation spot \| waist \| waistline \| winner's circle \| yellow spot Area In Webster's Dictionary \A"rea\ ([=a]"r[-e][.a]; 277), n.; pl. {Areas} (-[.a]z) . [L. area a broad piece of level ground. Cf. {Are}, n.] 1. Any plane surface, as of the floor of a room or church, or of the ground within an inclosure; an open space in a building. The Alban lake . . . looks like the area of some vast amphitheater. --Addison. 2. The inclosed space on which a building stands. 3. The sunken space or court, giving ingress and affording light to the basement of a building. 4. An extent of surface; a tract of the earth's surface; a region; as, vast uncultivated areas. 5. (Geom.) The superficial contents of any figure; the surface included within any given lines; superficial extent; as, the area of a square or a triangle. 6. (Biol.) A spot or small marked space; as, the germinative area. 7. Extent; scope; range; as, a wide area of thought. The largest area of human history and man's common nature. --F. Harrison. {Dry area}. See under {Dry}.

Area Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Area?

[n] a part of a structure having some specific characteristic or function; "the spacious cooking area provided plenty of room for servants"
[n] the extent of a 2-dimensional surface enclosed within a boundary; "the area of a rectangle"; "it was about 500 square feet in area"
[n] a part of an animal that has a special function or is supplied by a given artery or nerve; "in the abdominal region"
[n] a subject of study; "it was his area of specialization"; "areas of interest include..."
[n] a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography); "it was a mountainous area"; "Bible country"
[n] a particular environment or walk of life; "his social sphere is limited"; "it was a closed area of employment"; "he's out of my orbit"

Area In Webster's Dictionary

\A"re*a\ ([=a]"r[-e]*[.a]; 277), n.; pl. {Areas} (-[.a]z) .
[L. area a broad piece of level ground. Cf. {Are}, n.]
1. Any plane surface, as of the floor of a room or church, or
   of the ground within an inclosure; an open space in a
   building.

         The Alban lake . . . looks like the area of some
         vast amphitheater.                    --Addison.

2. The inclosed space on which a building stands.

3. The sunken space or court, giving ingress and affording
   light to the basement of a building.

4. An extent of surface; a tract of the earth's surface; a
   region; as, vast uncultivated areas.

5. (Geom.) The superficial contents of any figure; the
   surface included within any given lines; superficial
   extent; as, the area of a square or a triangle.

6. (Biol.) A spot or small marked space; as, the germinative
   area.

7. Extent; scope; range; as, a wide area of thought.

         The largest area of human history and man's common
         nature.                               --F. Harrison.

{Dry area}. See under {Dry}.

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