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area
n. region; geographical region of boundary having no set limits; domain; sphere, area of activity or interest, field; surface area, physical size of a 2-dimensional surface contained within a border; branch of studies; section of a house or structure that has a certain particular function or characteristic (E.g.: "The spacious bathroom area has plenty of room for installing a jacuzzi"); section of the cerebral cortex that has a specific function (Anatomy)


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Area
Area is a physical quantity expressing the size of a part of a surface. The term Surface area is the summation of the areas of the exposed sides of an object.
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area
Noun
1. 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"
(synonym) country
(hypernym) region
(hyponym) arena
2. 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"
(synonym) sphere, domain, orbit, field, arena
(hypernym) environment
(hyponym) distaff
3. a subject of study; "it was his area of specialization"; "areas of interest include..."
(hypernym) topic, subject, issue, matter
(hyponym) gray area, grey area
4. a part of a structure having some specific characteristic or function; "the spacious cooking area provided plenty of room for servants"
(hypernym) structure, construction
(hyponym) aisle
5. a part of an animal that has a special function or is supplied by a given artery or nerve; "in the abdominal region"
(synonym) region
(hypernym) body part
(hyponym) erogenous zone
6. the extent of a 2-dimensional surface enclosed within a boundary; "the area of a rectangle"; "it was about 500 square feet in area"
(synonym) expanse, surface area
(hypernym) extent
(hyponym) acreage, land area


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area (f)
n. area; domain; region

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área (f)
n. area

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