area

Definitions

1. 1noun

   Any plane surface, as of the floor of a room or church, or of the ground within an inclosure; an open space in a building.

2. 2noun

   The inclosed space on which a building stands.

3. 3noun

   The sunken space or court, giving ingress and affording light to the basement of a building.

4. 4noun

   An extent of surface; a tract of the earth's surface; a region; as, vast uncultivated areas.

5. 5noun

   The superficial contents of any figure; the surface included within any given lines; superficial extent; as, the area of a square or a triangle.

6. 6noun

   A spot or small marked space; as, the germinative area.

7. 7noun

   Extent; scope; range; as, a wide area of thought.

8. 8noun

   a part of a structure having some specific characteristic or function

   "the spacious cooking area provided plenty of room for servants"

9. 9noun

   the extent of a 2-dimensional surface enclosed within a boundary

   "the area of a rectangle"

   "it was about 500 square feet in area"

   Synonyms

   expanse
10. 10noun

    a part of an animal that has a special function or is supplied by a given artery or nerve

    "in the abdominal region"

    Synonyms

    region
11. 11noun

    a subject of study

    "it was his area of specialization"

    "areas of interest include..."

12. 12noun

    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"

    Synonyms

    country
13. 13noun

    a particular environment or walk of life

    "his social sphere is limited"

    "it was a closed area of employment"

    Synonyms

    arenadomainfieldorbitsphere