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"
Specialized synonyms: Arena, High Country, Bed Ground, Bed-ground, Bedground, Broadcast Area, Center, Centre, Eye, Heart, Middle, Corner, Corner, Disaster Area, Hangout, Haunt, Repair, Resort, Stamping Ground, Fireside, Hearth, Hunting Ground, No-go Area, No Man's Land, Quadrant, Quadrant, Rain Shadow, Staging Area, Clear, Open, Free Port, Free Zone, Anchorage, Anchorage Ground, Playground, Resort Area, Vacation Spot, Block, City Block, Neighborhood, Retreat, Refuge, Safety, Danger, Scene, Section, Shrubbery, Space, Tank Farm, Winner's Circle
Generic synonyms: Region
Specialized synonyms: Bermuda Triangle
Derivative terms: Areal
2. Noun. A subject of study. "Areas of interest include..."
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"
Generic synonyms: Body Part
Specialized synonyms: Erogenous Zone, Pressure Point, Hypochondrium, Area Of Cardiac Dullness, Epigastrium, Fovea, Fovea Centralis, Parafovea, Macula, Macula Lutea, Macular Area, Yellow Spot, Cortical Area, Cortical Region, Perineum, Side, Cleavage, Areola, Ring Of Color, Middle, Midriff, Midsection, Waist, Waistline, Loins, Pubes, Pubic Region, Palm, Thenar, Thenar, Sole, Half-moon, Lunula, Lunule, Groin, Inguen, Quick
4. Noun. A particular environment or walk of life. "He's out of my orbit"
Generic synonyms: Environment
Specialized synonyms: Distaff, Front, Kingdom, Land, Realm, Lap, Political Arena, Political Sphere, Preserve, Province, Responsibility
5. Noun. A part of a structure having some specific characteristic or function. "The spacious cooking area provided plenty of room for servants"
Generic synonyms: Construction, Structure
6. Noun. The extent of a 2-dimensional surface enclosed within a boundary. "It was about 500 square feet in 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. Noun. (mathematics) A measure of the extent of a surface; it is measured in square units. ¹
2. Noun. A particular geographic region. ¹
3. Noun. Any particular extent of surface, especially an empty or unused extent. ¹
4. Noun. Figuratively, any extent, scope or range of an object or concept. ¹
5. Noun. (British) An open space, below ground level, between the front of a house and the pavement. ¹
6. Noun. (soccer) penalty box; penalty area ¹
7. Noun. (slang) genitals ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
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
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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.
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