Area meaning, definition and synonyms

1. Noun

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 inclosed space on which a building stands.

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

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

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

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

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

The extent or measurement of a surface or piece of land

a subject of study; "it was his area of specialization"; "areas of interest include …"

Vocabulary classified under Medicine and healthcare

the extent of a 2-dimensional surface enclosed within a boundary; "the area of a rectangle"; "it was about 500 square feet in area"

Vocabulary classified under Mathematics

a part of a structure having some specific characteristic or function; "the spacious cooking area provided plenty of room for servants"

Vocabulary classified under Literature and rhetoric

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"

Vocabulary classified under Environmental science