area

[ air-ee-uh ]
/ ˈɛər i ə /

noun

Origin of area

1530–40; < Latin ārea vacant piece of level ground, open space in a town, threshing floor; perhaps akin to ārēre to be dry. See arid

OTHER WORDS FROM area

ar·e·al, adjective ar·e·al·ly, adverb

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH area

area aria

Example sentences from the Web for area

British Dictionary definitions for area

area
/ (ˈɛərɪə) /

noun

Derived forms of area

areal, adjective

Word Origin for area

C16: from Latin: level ground, open space, threshing-floor; related to ārēre to be dry

Medical definitions for area

area
[ ârē-ə ]

n. pl. ar•e•as

A circumscribed surface or space.
All of a part that is supplied by a given artery or nerve.
A part of an organ having a special function.

Scientific definitions for area

area
[ ârē-ə ]

The extent of a surface or plane figure as measured in square units.

Idioms and Phrases with area

area

see gray area.