Look up: area

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   Area
   A bounded contiguous two dimensional object which may or may not include its boundary. Usually defined in terms of an external polygon or in terms of a set of grid cells.
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   area
   [n] - a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography) 2. [n] - a subject of study 3. [n] - a part of an animal that has a special function or is supplied by a given artery or nerve 4. [n] - the extent of a 2-dimensional surface enclosed within a boundary 5. [n] - a part of a structure having some specific characteristic or function
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   Area
   The derived SI unit of AreaThe derived SI unit of area is the m².
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   area
   Roman land area measures used would include: area plural informal name equivelant to modern * saltus - - 4 centuriae or 400 heredia or 800 iugera or 1600 actus quadrati or 23,040,000 pedes quadrans ca. 500 acres or 200 hectares centuria centuriae the hundred, which corresponded to the area taken up by a century of Roman legionaries, or used in cent...
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   Area
   Measures the size of a surface using length measurements in two dimensions.
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   area
   Measures the size of a surface using length measurements in two dimensions.
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   area
   The number of square units needed to cover a surface
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   The area is 9 square units.
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   area
   in programming language,a space together with a mechanism for inserting data objects into it,and for accessing and for deleting data objects from it Category: Automation (includes telecommunications and computers) • Sunken area,usually enclosed,giving air,light and sometimes access to cellar or basement. Category: Management in the public and private sector • a declared por...
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   Area
   Definition (keystage 2) The area of a surface is a measure of how large it is. Description (keystage 2) It is often not possible to cover a shape with an exactly fitting tiling of squares, and so many mathematical techniques have had to be devised to calculate areas exactly.
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    Area
    Definition (keystage 3) The area of a surface is a measure of how large it is. <br /> The area is the number of unit squares that are needed to cover the surface. <br /> Area is usually measured in m 2 . Description (advanced level) It is often not possible to cover a shape with an exactly fitting tiling of squares, and so many mathemat ...
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    Area
    A're·a (ā're*ȧ; 277) noun ; plural Areas (-ȧz) . [ Latin area a broad piece of level ground. Confer Are , noun ] 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 amphitheate ...
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    area
    Origin: L. Area a broad piece of level gro. Cf. Are. ... 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, gi ...
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    area
    noun a subject of study; `it was his area of specialization`; `areas of interest include...`
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    area
    noun a part of a structure having some specific characteristic or function; `the spacious cooking area provided plenty of room for servants`
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    area
    expanse noun the extent of a 2-dimensional surface enclosed within a boundary; `the area of a rectangle`; `it was about 500 square feet in area`
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    area
    region noun a part of an animal that has a special function or is supplied by a given artery or nerve; `in the abdominal region`
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    area
    a portion of a space where a particular activity occurs
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    Area
    `Area` is a physical quantity expressing the size of a part of a surface. The term `Surface area` is the summation of the areas of the exposed sides of an object.
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    area
    (ār´e-ә) pl. a´reae, areas a limited space or plane surface.
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    Area
    • (n.) The inclosed space on which a building stands. • (n.) The superficial contents of any figure; the surface included within any given lines; superficial extent; as, the area of a square or a triangle. • (n.) The sunken space or court, giving ingress and affording light to the basement of a building. • (n.) An extent of surf...
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    area
    (from the article `measurement system`) ...of weights and measures today includes such factors as temperature, luminosity, pressure, and electric current, it once consisted of only four ... [7 related articles]
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    area
    The amount of space, or number of square units, inside a closed figure.
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    area
    area (AIR ee uh) 1. Surface; extent or range, zone, space: 'The apple orchid covers a large area of the farm.' 2. Region, locality, terrain, territory, district: 'Alligators are found in marshy areas.' 3. Field, sphere, realm, scope: 'France has always excelled in the area of the arts.'
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    Area
    Unit of measure of length times width expressed in square inches.
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    area
    A measure of surface extension in two-dimensional space. 'Area' is the Latin word for a vacant piece of level ground and still carries this more everyday meaning. The French shortened form are denotes a square of land with a side length of 10 meters, i.e. an area of 100 square meters. A hectare is a...
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