area (ˈɛərɪə
)
Definitions
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
- the extent of a two-dimensional surface enclosed within a specified boundary or geometric figure ⇒
- 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
Alternative Forms
ˈareal adjectiveWord Origin
C16: from Latin: level ground, open space, threshing-floor; related to ārēre to be drySynonyms
View thesaurus entry=
region,
land,
quarter,
division,
sector,
district,
stretch,
territory,
zone,
plot,
province,
patch,
neighbourhood,
sphere,
turf,
realm,
domain,
tract,
locality,
neck of the woods,
=
range,
reach,
size,
sweep,
extent,
scope,
sphere,
domain,
width,
compass,
breadth,
parameters,
latitude,
expanse,
radius,
ambit,
footprint,
= sunken space
yard,
Translations
- British English:
area
An area is a particular part of a city, a country, or the world.Half the population still live in rural areas.ˈɛərɪə NOUN Half the population still live in rural areas. - Spanish:
área
nf - French:
zone
nf - German:
Fläche
nf - Chinese: 区域
n - Arabic: مِنْطَقَة
n - Portuguese: área
nf - Russian: площадь
nf - Croatian: područje
nnt - Czech: oblast
nf - Danish: område
nnt - Dutch: gebied
nnt - Finnish: alue
n - Greek: περιοχή
nf - Italian: area
nf - Japanese: 地域
n - Korean: 구역
n - Norwegian: område
nnt - Polish: obszar
nm - Brazilian Portuguese: área
nf - European Spanish:
área
nf - Swedish: område
nnt - Thai: บริเวณ
n - Turkish: alan
n - Vietnamese: khu vực
n
Usage examples
There is no video camera in place yet in the Experience area.
, CASCADES - THE DAY OF THE DEAD (2001)A hard standing area off to the right will allow parking for approximately 3 cars.
Country Life (2004)The other board members are drawn largely from the Baltimore area.
Irish Times (2002)Officers were led to the Wigan area following a call from a Crimewatch UK viewer, police said.
Glasgow Herald (2001)Millar moved into the bow area to check on the forward hatch.
, FATAL STORM (2001)