area
Other forms: areas
The area is a part of a place, usually defined by a function. If you can't stop talking, don't sit in the quiet area of the library.
In Latin, area means a vacant piece of ground, but we use it in English to talk about a region or place that's a subset of another larger region. The boarding area in the airport is the space right next to the door. Area is also used to describe topics or subjects of study or work. Within a big history department, professors have different areas of specialty, from medieval economics to urban American politics.
Definitions of area
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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, surface areatypes:footprintthe area taken up by some objecterasurea surface area where something has been erasedspaceone of the areas between or below or above the lines of a musical staffsegmentthe area of a circle bounded by a chord and an arc of the circlemarginthe blank space that surrounds the text on a pageindent, indentation, indention, indenturethe space left between the margin and the start of an indented linecross sectiona section created by a plane cutting a solid perpendicular to its longest axistype of:extentthe distance or area or volume over which something extends
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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”synonyms: countryexamples:Bermuda Trianglean area in the western Atlantic Ocean where many ships and planes are supposed to have been mysteriously losttypes:arenathe central area of an ancient Roman amphitheater where contests and spectacles were held; especially an area that was strewn with sandhigh countryan area lying above the piedmont but below the timberlinebroadcast areathe area over which a radio or tv transmission can be receivedcornera place off to the side of an areacornera remote areadisaster areaa region whose population is affected by a general disasterhunting groundan area in which game is huntedno-go areaan area that is dangerous or impossible to enter or to which entry is forbiddenno man's landan unoccupied area between the front lines of opposing armiesquadrantthe area enclosed by two perpendicular radii of a circlequadrantany of the four areas into which a plane is divided by two orthogonal coordinate axesrain shadowan area that has little precipitation because some barrier causes the winds to lose their moisture before reaching itstaging areaan area where troops and equipment in transit are assembled before a military operationfree port, free zonean area adjoining a port where goods that are intended for reshipment can be received and stored without payment of dutiesblock, city blocka rectangular area in a city surrounded by streets and usually containing several buildingsneighborhoodan area within a city or town that has some distinctive features (especially one forming a community)retreata place of privacy; a place affording peace and quietdangera dangerous placescenethe place where some action occurssectiona distinct region or subdivision of a territorial or political area or community or group of peopleshrubberyan area where a number of shrubs are plantedspacean area reserved for some particular purposetank farman area used exclusively for storing petroleum in large tankswinner's circlea small area at a racecourse where awards are given to the owners of winning horsesoutskirtsoutlying areas (as of a city or town)financial centerthe part of a city where financial institutions are centeredhuba center of activity or interest or commerce or transportation; a focal point around which events revolveinner citythe older and more populated and (usually) poorer central section of a citycrawl space, crawlspacelow space beneath a floor of a building; gives workers access to wiring or plumbingmedical centerthe part of a city where medical facilities are centeredmidfield(sports) the middle part of a playing field (as in football or lacrosse)flies(theater) the space over the stage (out of view of the audience) used to store scenery (drop curtains)gathering placea favorite haunt where people gatherkey, paint(basketball) a space (including the foul line) in front of the basket at each end of a basketball court; usually painted a different color from the rest of the courtno-parking zonea space where automobiles are not allowed to parkashram(India) a place of religious retreat for Hindusashrama place of religious retreat modeled after the Indian ashramnooka sheltered and secluded placenesta cosy or secluded retreatpleasancea pleasant and secluded part of a garden; usually attached to a mansionlightan illuminated areafield of honorthe scene of a duelstageany scene regarded as a setting for exhibiting or doing somethingseparationthe space where a division or parting occursseata center of authority (as a city from which authority is exercised)terrepleinlevel space where heavy guns can be mounted behind the parapet at the top of a rampartworkspacespace allocated for your work (as in an office)borscht belt, borscht circuit, borsht belt, borsht circuit(informal) a resort area in the Catskill Mountains of New York that was patronized primarily by Jewish guestsmidstreamthe middle of a streamtype of:regiona large indefinite location on the surface of the Earth
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a part of a structure having some specific characteristic or function“the spacious cooking area provided plenty of room for servants”types:aislepart of a church divided laterally from the nave proper by rows of pillars or columnsauditoriumthe area of a theater or concert hall where the audience sitsbaggage claiman area in an airport where arriving passengers can collect the luggage that has been carried in the hold of the aircraftboxany one of several designated areas on a ball field where the batter or catcher or coaches are positionedbullpena place on a baseball field where relief pitchers can warm up during a gamebema, chancel, sanctuaryarea around the altar of a church for the clergy and choir; often enclosed by a lattice or railingchoirthe area occupied by singers; the part of the chancel between sanctuary and navedead-air spacean unventilated area where no air circulatesdining areaan area arranged for diningenclosurea structure consisting of an area that has been enclosed for some purposegoalmouth(sports) the area immediately in front of the goalnavethe central area of a churchpanopticonan area where everything is visiblepit(auto racing) an area at the side of a racetrack where the race cars are serviced and refueledpit(commodity exchange) the part of the floor of a commodity exchange where trading in a particular commodity is carried onpress galleryan area (sometimes in a balcony) set aside for reporters (especially in a legislative hall)lay-by, layby, pull-off, rest area, rest stopdesignated paved area beside a main road where cars can stop temporarilyrooman area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceilingfamily circle, peanut gallery, second balcony, upper balconyrearmost or uppermost area in the balcony containing the least expensive seatsstorage spacethe area in any structure that provides space for storagethreshing floora floor or ground area for threshing or treading out grainturnaroundan area sufficiently large for a vehicle to turn aroundmediana paved or landscaped dividing area between opposing lanes of travel on a highwayamen cornerarea reserved for persons leading the responsive `amens'anechoic chambera chamber having very little reverberationantechamber, anteroom, entrance hall, foyer, hall, lobby, vestibulean outer room or waiting area that leads into another roomassembly halla hall where many people can congregateatriumthe central area in a building; open to the skyback rooma room located in the rear of an establishment; usually accessible only to privileged groupsbaileythe outer courtyard of a castlebar, barroom, ginmill, saloon, taproom, watering holea room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counterbath, bathrooma room (as in a residence) containing a bathtub or shower and usually a washbasin and toiletbatter's boxan area on a baseball diamond (on either side of home plate) marked by lines within which the batter must stand when at batbedchamber, bedroom, chamber, sleeping accommodation, sleeping rooma room used primarily for sleepingbelfrya room (often at the top of a tower) where bells are hungbilliard hall, billiard parlor, billiard parlour, billiard room, billiard saloona room in which billiards is playedboardroom, council chambera room where a committee meets (such as the board of directors of a company)cachea hidden storage space (for money or provisions or weapons)cardrooma room for gambling on card gamescargo area, cargo deck, cargo hold, hold, storage areathe space in a ship or aircraft for storing cargocatchallan enclosure or receptacle for odds and endschambera natural or artificial enclosed spacechambera room where a judge transacts businessclean room, white rooma room that is virtually free of dust or bacteria; used in laboratory work and in assembly or repair of precision equipmentcloistera courtyard with covered walks (as in religious institutions)closeta small private room for study or prayerclubrooma room used for the activities of a clubcompartmenta partitioned section, chamber, or separate room within a larger enclosed areacompoundan enclosure of residences and other buildings (especially in the Orient)conference rooma room in which a conference can be heldcontrol rooma room housing control equipment (as in a recording studio)cutting rooma room where films or tapes are edited (by cutting out unwanted parts)darkrooma room in which photographs are developeddena room that is comfortable and secludeddinettea small area off of a kitchen that is used for diningdockan enclosure in a court of law where the defendant sits during the trialdoora room that is entered via a doordrawera boxlike container in a piece of furniture; made so as to slide in and outdressing rooma room in which you can change clothesdurbarthe room in the palace of a native prince of India in which audiences and receptions occurecho chamberan enclosed space for producing reverberation of a soundfood courtan area (as in a shopping mall) where fast food is sold (usually around a common eating area)forecourtthe outer or front court of a building or of a group of buildingsfurnace rooma room (usually in the basement of a building) that contains a furnace for heating the buildinggallerya long usually narrow room used for some specific purposegreenrooma backstage room in a theater where performers rest or have visitorsguardrooma room used by soldiers on guardhalla large room for gatherings or entertainmenthospital rooma room in a hospital for the care of patientskitchena room equipped for preparing mealslibrarya room where books are keptfront room, living room, living-room, parlor, parlour, sitting rooma room in a private house or establishment where people can sit and talk and relaxlock, lock chamberenclosure consisting of a section of canal that can be closed to control the water level; used to raise or lower vessels that pass through itlocker rooma room (as at an athletic facility or workplace) where you can change clothes and which contains lockers for the temporary storage of your clothing and personal possessionslounge, waiting area, waiting rooma room (as in a hotel or airport) with seating where people can waitnacellea streamlined enclosure for an aircraft engineparvisa courtyard or portico in front of a building (especially a cathedral)penan enclosure for confining livestockpitan enclosure in which animals are made to fightplenuman enclosed space in which the air pressure is higher than outsidepoolrooma room with pool tables where pool is playedpresence chamberroom in which a monarch or other great person receives guests, assemblies, etc.ratholea small dirty uncomfortable roomreading rooma room set aside for readingreception rooma room for receiving and entertaining visitors (as in a private house or hotel)rotundaa large circular roomscriptoriuma room in a monastery that is set aside for writing or copying manuscriptsscullerya small room (in large old British houses) next to the kitchen; where kitchen utensils are cleaned and kept and other rough household jobs are donesewing rooma room set aside for sewingshipping rooma room where goods are packaged and shippedshower rooma room with several showerssickrooma room to which a sick person is confinedsmoking roomroom in a hotel or club set apart for smokerssquad rooma room in a barracks where soldiers are billetedsquad rooma room in a police station where members of the force assemble for roll call and duty assignmentsstacksstorage space in a library consisting of an extensive arrangement of bookshelves where most of the books are storedsteam bath, steam room, vapor bath, vapour batha room that can be filled with steam in which people bathe; `vapour bath' is a British termstudya room used for reading and writing and studyingsolarium, sun lounge, sun parlor, sun parlour, sun porch, sunporch, sunrooma room enclosed largely with glass and affording exposure to the sunsolar trap, suntrapa terrace or garden oriented to take advantage of the sun while protected from cold windssurgerya room where a doctor or dentist can be consultedbathroom, can, john, lav, lavatory, privy, toileta room or building equipped with one or more toiletstorture chambera room in which torture is inflictedsacristy, vestrya room in a church where sacred vessels and vestments are kept or meetings are heldvivariuman indoor enclosure for keeping and raising living animals and plants and observing them under natural conditionswalk-ina small room large enough to admit entrancewar rooma room where strategic decisions are made (especially for military or political campaigns)workroomroom where work is doneyardan enclosure for animals (as chicken or livestock)type of:
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a part of an animal that has a special function or is supplied by a given artery or nervesynonyms: regiontypes:erogenous zoneany area of the body especially sensitive to sexual stimulationpressure pointan area on the skin that is highly sensitive to pressurehypochondriumthe upper region of the abdomen just below the lowest ribs on either side of the epigastriumarea of cardiac dullnessa triangular area of the front of the chest (determined by percussion); corresponds to the part of the heart not covered by the lungsepigastriumthe region lying on or over the stomach (just below the sternum)fovea, fovea centralisarea consisting of a small depression in the retina containing cones and where vision is most acuteparafoveaarea of the retina immediately surrounding the foveamacula, macula lutea, macular area, yellow spota small yellowish central area of the retina that is rich in cones and that mediates clear detailed visionperineumthe general region between the anus and the genital organssideeither the left or right half of a bodycleavagethe line formed by a groove between two parts (especially the separation between a woman's breasts)areola, ring of colorsmall circular area such as that around the human nipple or an inflamed area around a pimple or insect bitethenarthe fleshy area of the palm at the base of the thumbsolethe underside of the footgroin, inguenthe crease at the junction of the inner part of the thigh with the trunk together with the adjacent region and often including the external genitalsquickany area of the body that is highly sensitive to pain (as the flesh underneath the skin or a fingernail or toenail)association area, association cortexcortical areas that are neither motor or sensory but are thought to be involved in higher processing of informationauditory area, auditory cortexthe cortical area that receives auditory information from the medial geniculate bodyBrodmann's areaone of the cortical areas mapped out on the basis of its cytoarchitecturelanguage area, language zonea large cortical area (in the left hemisphere in most people) containing all the centers associated with languageRolando's area, excitable area, motor area, motor cortex, motor regionthe cortical area that influences motor movementssensoriumthe areas of the brain that process and register incoming sensory information and make possible the conscious awareness of the worldsensorimotor area, sensorimotor regionan area of the cortex including the precentral gyrus and the postcentral gyrus and combining sensory and motor functionsvisual area, visual cortexthe cortical area that receives information from the lateral geniculate body of the thalamusBrodmann's area 17, area 17 of Brodmann, first visual area, striate area, striate cortexthe part of the occipital cortex that receives the fibers of the optic radiation from the lateral geniculate body and is the primary receptive area for visionwasp waista very slender waisttype of:body partany part of an organism such as an organ or extremity
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a particular environment or walk of life“it was a closed area of employment”types:distaffthe sphere of work by womenfronta sphere of activity involving effortlapan area of control or responsibilitypreservea domain that seems to be specially reserved for someonelap of the godsbeyond human control or responsibilityecclesiastical provincethe district within the jurisdiction of an archbishop or a metropolitan or one of the territorial divisions of an ecclesiastical ordertype of:environmentthe totality of surrounding conditions
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