Definition of Area

1. Noun. A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography). "Bible country"


2. Noun. A subject of study. "Areas of interest include..."
Generic synonyms: Issue, Matter, Subject, Topic
Specialized synonyms: Gray Area, Grey Area, Territory

3. Noun. A part of an animal that has a special function or is supplied by a given artery or nerve. "In the abdominal region"

4. Noun. A particular environment or walk of life. "He's out of my orbit"

5. Noun. A part of a structure having some specific characteristic or function. "The spacious cooking area provided plenty of room for servants"

6. Noun. The extent of a 2-dimensional surface enclosed within a boundary. "It was about 500 square feet in area"
Exact synonyms: Expanse, Surface Area
Generic synonyms: Extent
Specialized synonyms: Acreage, Land Area, Footprint, Erasure, Blank Space, Place, Space, Space, Balk, Baulk, Plane Section, Section
Derivative terms: Areal

Definition of Area

1. n. 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.

Definition of Area

1. a particular extent of space or surface [n -S] : AREAL [adj], AREALLY [adv] / a section of the cerebral cortex having a specific function [n AREAE]

Medical Definition of Area

1. Origin: L. Area a broad piece of level gro. Cf. Are. 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. 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. 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 Dry. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Area

ardors
ardour
ardours
ardri
ardrigh
ardrighs
ardris
ARDS
ARDS
arduous
arduously
arduousness
arduousnesses
are
area (current term)
area (current term)
areach
areached
areaches
areaching
aread
areading
areads
areae
areal
areally
areal cover
arear
areas
areata

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