Area : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Area	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
area n 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(s): area, country a subject of study; "it was his area of specialization"; "areas of interest include..." a part of an animal that has a special function or is supplied by a given artery or nerve; "in the abdominal region" Synonym(s): area, region 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(s): sphere, domain, area, orbit, field, arena a part of a structure having some specific characteristic or function; "the spacious cooking area provided plenty of room for servants" 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(s): area, expanse, surface area
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Area \A"rea\ ([amac]"r[esl][adot]; 277), n.; pl. {Areas} (-[adot]z) . [L. area a broad piece of level ground. Cf. {Are}, n.] 1. 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. The Alban lake . . . looks like the area of some vast amphitheater. --Addison. 2. The inclosed space on which a building stands. 3. The sunken space or court, giving ingress and affording light to the basement of a building. 4. An extent of surface; a tract of the earth's surface; a region; as, vast uncultivated areas. 5. (Geom.) 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. (Biol.) A spot or small marked space; as, the germinative area. 7. Extent; scope; range; as, a wide area of thought. The largest area of human history and man's common nature. --F. Harrison. {Dry area}. See under {Dry}.