area
any section reserved for a specific function: 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 (def. 1).
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.
Origin of area
1Other words from area
- ar·e·al, adjective
Words that may be confused with area
- area , aria
Words Nearby area
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How to use area in a sentence
Historically the reelection rate for members of Congress is in the area of 95 percent.
The benefits of incumbency are quite potent, especially in the all-important area of raising campaign funds.
As he drove me back to the logging road, Frank told me about the area in his deep voice.
The 7-Year-Old Plane Crash Survivor’s Brutal Journey Through the Woods | James Higdon | January 7, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTHis neighbors include some of the other designer outposts one finds speckled around the area.
The Photographer Who Gave Up Manhattan for Marrakech | Liza Foreman | January 6, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTThe area is 98 percent white, and the Klan has a strong foothold even to this very day.
What Would Happen if I Got in White Cop’s Face? | Goldie Taylor | December 30, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
By their agreement with the owner, the Company have the right of mining under an area of 185 acres, at a royalty of 6d.
Showell's Dictionary of Birmingham | Thomas T. Harman and Walter ShowellIf you did fail, you would try Exclusion, and you would find nothing which is the antithesis of the area of New York.
Assimilative Memory | Marcus Dwight Larrowe (AKA Prof. A. Loisette)The total area of land purchased for the carrying-out of the scheme is put at 215,317 square yds.
Showell's Dictionary of Birmingham | Thomas T. Harman and Walter ShowellThat with the increased area of the pallet is why the lower notes of the organ were so hard to play.
The Recent Revolution in Organ Building | George Laing MillerConsiderable quantities of chromic iron are found on the hills in this area, which embraces about six hundred acres.
Asbestos | Robert H. Jones
British Dictionary definitions for area
/ (ˈɛərɪə) /
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
Origin of area
1Derived forms of area
- areal, adjective
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Scientific definitions for area
[ âr′ē-ə ]
The extent of a surface or plane figure as measured in square units.
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Other Idioms and Phrases with area
see gray area.
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