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area definition
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Grep of noun area amanita caesarea aquilegia scopulorum calcarea area area code area of cardiac dullness area unit areaway association area auditory area barbarea bomarea broadcast area broca's area brodmann's area camping area cargo area catchment area cortical area dining area disaster area drainage area equal-area map projection equal-area projection excitable area exhibition area farming area force per unit area frontal area genus barbarea genus bomarea geographic area geographical area germinal area gray area grey area land area language area launch area loading area local area network macular area motor area parking area picnic area piriform area playing area pyriform area residential area rest area rolando's area rural area salvia clarea salvia sclarea seating area sensorimotor area service area sisymbrium barbarea slum area staging area sterling area storage area subject area suburban area surface area target area urban area visual area waiting area wernicke's area wide area network Overview of noun area The noun area has 6 senses (first 6 from tagged texts) 1. (620) area, country -- (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") 2. (72) sphere, domain, area, orbit, field, arena -- (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") 3. (66) area -- (a subject of study; "it was his area of specialization"; "areas of interest include...") 4. (42) area -- (a part of a structure having some specific characteristic or function; "the spacious cooking area provided plenty of room for servants") 5. (32) area, region -- (a part of an animal that has a special function or is supplied by a given artery or nerve; "in the abdominal region") 6. (26) area, expanse, surface area -- (the extent of a 2-dimensional surface enclosed within a boundary; "the area of a rectangle"; "it was about 500 square feet in area") Grep of adj area areal Overview of noun area The noun area has 6 senses (first 6 from tagged texts) 1. (620) area, country -- (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") 2. (72) sphere, domain, area, orbit, field, arena -- (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") 3. (66) area -- (a subject of study; "it was his area of specialization"; "areas of interest include...") 4. (42) area -- (a part of a structure having some specific characteristic or function; "the spacious cooking area provided plenty of room for servants") 5. (32) area, region -- (a part of an animal that has a special function or is supplied by a given artery or nerve; "in the abdominal region") 6. (26) area, expanse, surface area -- (the extent of a 2-dimensional surface enclosed within a boundary; "the area of a rectangle"; "it was about 500 square feet in area")
area definition