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area
[air-ee-uh]
noun
any particular extent of space or surface; part.
the dark areas in the painting;
the dusty area of the room.
a geographical region; tract: the unsettled areas along the frontier.
the Chicago area;
the unsettled areas along the frontier.
any section reserved for a specific function: the dining area of a house.
the business area of a town;
the dining area of a house.
extent, range, or scope.
inquiries that embrace the whole area of science.
field of study, or a branch of a field of study.
Related areas of inquiry often reflect borrowed notions.
a piece of unoccupied ground; an open space.
the space or site on which a building stands; the yard attached to or surrounding a house.
British.areaway.
the quantitative measure of a plane or curved surface; two-dimensional extent.
Anatomy.a zone of the cerebral cortex having a specific function.
The damage to Broca's area affected his speech.
area
/ ˈɛəɪə /
noun
any flat, curved, or irregular expanse of a surface
the extent of a two-dimensional surface enclosed within a specified boundary or geometric figure
the area of Ireland
the area of a triangle
the two-dimensional extent of the surface of a solid, or of some part thereof, esp one bounded by a closed curve
the area of a sphere
a section, portion, or part
an area of the body
an area of the sky
region; district; locality
a mountainous area
a geographical division of administrative responsibility
( as modifier )
area manager
a part or section, as of a building, town, etc, having some specified function or characteristic
reception area
commercial area
slum area
Also called: areaway.a sunken area, usually enclosed, giving light, air, and sometimes access to a cellar or basement
the range, extent, or scope of anything
a subject field or field of study
any unoccupied or unused flat open piece of ground
the ground on which a building stands, or the ground surrounding a building
anatomy any of the various regions of the cerebral cortex
computing any part of a computer memory assigned to store data of a specified type
area
The extent of a surface or plane figure as measured in square units.
Other Word Forms
- areal adjective
- ˈ adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of area1
Idioms and Phrases
Example Sentences
About 40 other residents in the area were evacuated, with some staying at the nearby Salutation Hotel, which is being used a respite centre.
The government has already announced plans for five local inquiries, to be held in Oldham and four other areas yet to be named.
The SNP has long rejected calls to end its effective ban, saying investment would be "better placed in areas of renewable energy".
That also means job cuts in those areas.
“ is the probable cause for them to be entering into a private business area? ... At this moment, it seems to me like they have a blanket authority almost to do anything.”
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