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[ air -ee-uh ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈɛər i ə / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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noun any particular extent of space or surface; part: the dark areas in the painting; the dusty area of the room.
a geographical region; tract: the Chicago area; the unsettled areas along the frontier.
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.
SEE MORE SEE LESS Origin of area First recorded in 1530–40; fram Latin ārea “vacant piece of level ground, open space in a town, threshing floor”; perhaps akin to ārēre “to be dry”; see also arid
OTHER WORDS FROM area ar·e·al, adjective
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH area area , ariaWords nearby area ardor, ardour, ARDS, arduous, are, area , Area 51, area bombing, area code, areal, areal velocity
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Example sentences from the Web for area You can leave your main vehicle and camping gear at the site and explore the surrounding area , allowing you to access rivers and trailheads with ease.
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We’re seeing encouraging signs in different parts of the business, in some area s getting close to pre-pandemic levels.
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Voting procedures in your area may have changed because of the pandemic, so be aware of your options and make a voting plan now.
ProPublica’s Pandemic Guide to Making Sure Your Vote Counts | by Susie Armitage| September 16, 2020| ProPublica
The upper pop-top area provides over seven feet of standing room when cooking or hanging out and then transitions into a long, fold-down bed for two.
Can’t Afford a Sprinter? Get a Tiny Van Instead. | Emily Pennington| September 16, 2020| Outside Online
This work includes area s related to activism, practice and policy, journalism, education, as well as programs and service.
D.C. fall calendar filled with virtual events | Steph Purifoy| September 16, 2020| Washington Blade
Historically the reelection rate for members of Congress is in the area of 95 percent.
The Unbearable Whiteness of Congress | Dean Obeidallah| January 8, 2015| DAILY BEAST
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| DAILY BEAST
His 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| DAILY BEAST
Some thunderstorms were in the area , according to weather reports.
The Presumed Crash of AirAsia Flight QZ8501 Is Nothing Like MH370 | Lennox Samuels| December 29, 2014| DAILY BEAST
Before it was split between Iran, Pakistan, and Afghanistan, Baluchistan spread over an area slightly larger than California.
The Dangerous Drug-Funded Secret War Between Iran and Pakistan | Umar Farooq| December 29, 2014| DAILY BEAST
At station C-5, N. camurus was characteristically found in an area of shallow pools and riffles.
Fishes of Chautauqua, Cowley and Elk Counties, Kansas | Artie L. Metcalf
They have been despotic because they ruled in an area where they had too much common sense to attempt to be constitutional.
What I Saw in America | G. K. Chesterton
In other parts of the world we may find regions many times this area , where we can only study the rocks of some one period.
The Geological Story of the Isle of Wight | J. Cecil Hughes
They live in standardized brick bungalows in their own area which is equipped with tennis courts and a library.
An African Adventure | Isaac F. Marcosson
The kitchen door of the house, like the area gate, was closed but not fastened.
The Dynamiter | Robert Louis Stevenson
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British Dictionary definitions for area 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 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
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Derived forms of area areal , adjective Word Origin for area C16: from Latin: level ground, open space, threshing-floor; related to ārēre to be dry
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Idioms and Phrases with area The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Words related to area field, operation, range, space, sector, city, square, neighborhood, zone, locality, section, county, state, territory, township, breadth, distance, stretch, expanse, sphere
Medical definitions for area n. pl. ar•e•as A circumscribed surface or space.
All of a part that is supplied by a given artery or nerve.
A part of an organ having a special function.
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Scientific definitions for area The extent of a surface or plane figure as measured in square units.
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