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Synonyms for area

Grammar : Noun
Spell : air-ee-uh
Phonetic Transcription : ˈɛər i ə

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Définition of area

Origin :
  • 1530s, "vacant piece of ground," from Latin area "level ground, open space," used of building sites, playgrounds, threshing floors, etc.; of uncertain origin. Perhaps related to arere "to become dry," on notion of a burned clearing or dry, bare space. The generic sense of "amount of surface (whether open or not) contained within any set of limits" is from 1845. Area code in North American telephone systems is attested from 1959.
  • noun extent, scope of a surface
  • noun region, district
Example sentences :
  • The direction of the wind is from the area of high barometer to that of low.
  • Extract from : « Scientific American Supplement, No. 433, April 19, 1884 » by Various
  • Take two aeroplanes of marked difference in area of surface.
  • Extract from : « Flying Machines » by W.J. Jackman and Thos. H. Russell
  • In April, 2151, I set up my laboratory on the edge of the area of death.
  • Extract from : « City of Endless Night » by Milo Hastings
  • It was well away from the area where the men had fought the flames.
  • Extract from : « Pee-wee Harris » by Percy Keese Fitzhugh
  • But Balbus expressly said that the walk "used up the whole of the area."
  • Extract from : « A Tangled Tale » by Lewis Carroll
  • He has used man's highways and cars by means of which to expand his area.
  • Extract from : « The Meaning of Evolution » by Samuel Christian Schmucker
  • Yes, and arranged to cover all the area of sky through which Kress is likely to climb.
  • Extract from : « Lords of the Stratosphere » by Arthur J. Burks
  • Much larger in area, it has not one-fifth of the population of France.
  • Extract from : « The Last Voyage » by Lady (Annie Allnutt) Brassey
  • The area enclosed by them, we will assume, is the city of New York.
  • Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science, August 1930 » by Various
  • The area of the land is usually estimated and only rarely is it surveyed.
  • Extract from : « The Negro Farmer » by Carl Kelsey

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