Area

Definition: Area

Area

Noun

1. 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"; "Bible country".

2. 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".

3. A subject of study; "it was his area of specialization"; "areas of interest include...".

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

5. A part of an animal that has a special function or is supplied by a given artery or nerve; "in the abdominal region".

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

Date "area" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1321. (references)

Etymology: Area \A"re*a\ ([=a]"r[-e]*[.a]), noun; plural Areas(-[.a]z) . [Latin area a broad piece of level ground. Compare to Are, noun]. (references)

Specialty Definition: Area

Domain	Definition
Census	The size, in square miles or square meters, recorded for each geographic entity. (references)
Computing	In the DDL a named subdivision of a data base to which records may be assigned independently of their membership of sets. There may be any number of areas in a schema. (1)A logical sub-division of a data base that contains all occurrences of stipulated data aggregates(2). Source: European Union. (references)
Public Administration	Sunken area, usually enclosed, giving air, light and sometimes access to cellar or basement. Source: European Union. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Powers of 10³	equal to...	common units	orders of magnitude
10^-8 square meters	--	--	10^-8 m² _ _ 10^-7 m²
1 square millimeter	--	--	1 mm², 10 mm²
1 square centiimeter	--	--	1 cm², 10 cm²
100 square centimeters	--	--	100 cm², 1000 cm²
1 square meter	10.76 sq. ft.	--	1 m², 10 m²
100 square meters	--	--	100 m², 1000 m²
1 hectare	--	--	1 ha, 10 ha
1 square kilometer	247 acres	--	1 km², 10 km²
100 square kilometers	--	--	100 km², 1000 km²
10 000 square kilometers	--	--	10¹⁰ m² _ _ 10¹¹ m²
1 million square kilometers	--	--	10¹² m² _ _ 10¹³ m²
100 million square kilometers	--	--	10¹⁴ m² _ _ 10¹⁵ m²
10¹⁰ square kilometers	--	--	10¹⁶ m² _ _ 10¹⁷ m²
10¹² square kilometers	--	--	10¹⁸ m² _ _ 10¹⁹ m²
10¹⁴ square kilometers	--	--	10²⁰ m² _ _ 10²¹ m²
10¹⁶ square kilometers	--	--	10²² m² _ _ 10²³ m²
10¹⁸ square kilometers	--	--	10²⁴ m² _ _ 10²⁵ m²
10²⁰ square kilometers	--	--	10²⁶ m² _ _ 10²⁷ m²

The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted.
Entry	Source	Expression	Field
AREA	English	Archives of European Archeology	N/A
AREA	Italian	Associazione europea per il condizionamento dell'aria e la refrigerazione	Personal Care & Hotels
ar	English	Area of antenna,effective	Post & Telecom
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Defense	Area defense; site defense.
Place	Noun: place, lieu, spot, point, dot; niche, nook; (corner); hole; pigeonhole; (receptacle); compartment; premises, precinct, station; area, courtyard, square; abode; locality; (situation).
Region	Noun: region, sphere, ground, soil, area, field, realm, hemisphere, quarter, district, beat, orb, circuit, circle; reservation, pale; (limit); compartment, department; clearing.
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

Domain	Usage
Screenplays	You ever served in a forward area unit (A Few Good Men; writing credit: Aaron Sorkin. Based on the play by Aaron Sorkin.) Every mammal on this planet instinctively develops a natural equilibrium with the surrounding environment, but you humans do not. You move to an area, and you multiply, and multiply, until every natural resource is consumed (The Matrix; writing credit: Andy Wachowski; Larry Wachowski) Uh, anything in this general area right in here (The Jerk; writing credit: Carl Reiner, written by Steve Martin and Carl Gottlieb.) You have more area of active brain use than anybody ever tested -- ever -- because of those tentacles (Phenomenon; writing credit: Gerald Di Pego) What I want out of each and every one of you is a hard target search of every gas station, residence, warehouse, farmhouse, henhouse, outhouse, and doghouse in that area. (The Fugitive; writing credit: Jeb Stuart, David Twohy)
Lyrics	The Bay area and back down (California Love; performing artist: 2 PAC)
Clever	It is generally inadvisable to eject directly over the area you just bombed. (references; author: unknown) You are an engineer if you have "Dilbert" comics displayed anywhere in your work area. (references; author: unknown) How to act insane: Put mosquito netting around your work area. Play a tape of jungle sounds all day. (references; author: unknown)
Movie/TV Titles	Area 23 (2003) Return to Area 51 (2002) The Dark Area (2000) Area 51: The Real Story (1997) The Dirty Area (1982)
Song Titles	Area Codes (performing artist: Ludacris)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Domain	Title
References	Local Area Network Equipment in Taiwan: A Strategic Entry Report, 1997 (reference) Wide Area Network (WAN) in Thailand: A Strategic Entry Report, 1996 (reference) The World Market for Whole Bovine Skin Leather with a Surface Area Not Exceeding 28 Sq. Ft.: A 2004 Global Trade Perspective (reference) (more reference examples)

Books	2002 Complete US ZIP - Area Code Directory (reference) Foghorn Outdoors: 101 Great Hikes of the San Francisco Bay Area (reference) IP SANS: An Introduction to iSCSI, iFCP, and FCIP Protocols for Storage Area Networks (reference) Safe Area Gorazde: The War in Eastern Bosnia 1992-1995 (reference) Storage Area Networking Essentials: A Complete Guide to Understanding & Implementing SANs (reference) (more book examples)

Periodicals	Annual Report Of The Cheyenne (wyo) Area Transportation (reference) Annual Survey Of Manufacturers Geographic Area Statistics (reference) Area Auto Racing News (reference) Area Development (reference) Area Development In Japan (reference) (more periodical examples)

Theater & Movies	Area 51: America's Most Secret Base (reference) Area 88 - Blue Skies of Betrayal (Vol. 1) (reference) Joint Security Area (reference) Area 51-Alien Interview (reference) Area 88, Act 2: The Requirements of Wolves (reference) (more DVD examples; more video examples)

Music	Area 62 (reference) Area Code 615/A Trip in the Country (reference) Metro Area (reference) (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)

High Tech	Uniden Weather Radio with S.A.M.E. (Specific Area Message Encoding) (reference) (more camera examples; more video game examples; more computer examples; more electronic examples; more software examples)

Consumer Goods	Lentek Pet Area Deodorizer/Air Purifier (reference) Bosch 3450K Cordless Area Work Light (reference) Garrity Industries N400GS Cordless Area Lite (reference) (more baby examples; more wireless phone examples; more garden examples; more kitchen examples; more tool examples)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Thumbnail	Description & Credit	Thumbnail	Description & Credit
	Shown is a PET scan (positron emission tomography) of a 62 year old man with a brain tumor classified as a grade III astrocytoma. The PET scan displays an increased glucose metabolic rate shown by the irregular bright white area in the center of the scan. Credit: Unknown photographer/artist.		Cross section of a human lung. The white area in the upper lobe is cancer, the black areas indicate the patient was a smoker. See artwork: SS-10. Credit: Unknown photographer/artist.
	In remote areas with little human habitation, the most appropriate action may be to post signs on the roads entering the epizootic area to warn people, and provide information on personal protection and plague prevention. Credit: CDC.		CDC spray equipment leaving the warehouse at a field office in Laredo, TX, for work in a flood area. Credit: CDC.
	This Landsat 7 browse image shows the area around New York City including Newark, NJ and Long Island. Credit: NASA.		Public Viewing Area for STS-4 Columbia Landing. Credit: NASA.
	Apollo 17 Pacific Recovery Area. Credit: NASA.		Expanding its broadcast universe far beyond the Baltimore area and into cyberspace, the ... Credit: NASA.
	Peering at a small area within the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), the Hubble telescope has ... Credit: NASA.		Galileo resolution of Ganymede compared to Voyager resolution of the same area. Credit: NASA.
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.


"Quiet sitting area" by Mantis Wong Commentary: "The quiet sitting area of the metro library."	"Sonoma area 1" by Mike Mays Commentary: "My trip down to sonoma on christmas day. Decided to put the camera on b/w and i never went back that day --Unfortunately we were to busy to stop and to cold to open a window so some of these have alittle bit of reflection/glare on them but can easily r"
Source: photographs selected by the editor, with permission from the photographers.

Play	Caption	Play	Caption
	A mid-sized pipe organ playing in a minor key area.		Strumming acoustic guitar and percussion playing in a major key area.
	Arpeggiated digital keyboard effects playing in a major key area.		Major key area excerpt incorporating various synthesized marimba and flutes.
	Various airy synthesizer sounds creating a major tonal area.		Pizzicato guitar melody playing in a major Hawaiian-sounding tonal area.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Author	Quotation
Billy Graham	If a person gets his attitude toward money straight, it will help straighten out almost every other area in his life.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Author	Date	Quotation
Treaty of Versailles	1919	Within the same period the Workmen's and Soldiers' Councils which have been constituted in this area shall be dissolved. (reference)
John F. Kennedy	1961	To that world assembly of sovereign states, the United Nations, our last best hope in an age where the instruments of war have far outpaced the instruments of peace, we renew our pledge of support--to prevent it from becoming merely a forum for invective--to strengthen its shield of the new and the weak--and to enlarge the area in which its writ may run. (reference)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Title	Author	Quote
Walden	Thoreau, Henry David	But the deepest ponds are not so deep in proportion to their area as most suppose, and, if drained, would not leave very remarkable valleys
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Subject	Topic	Quote
Health		Let the area air dry after washing. (references)
		Cleanse the area with an antiseptic. (references)
		Lymph glands in the adjacent area may swell. (references)
Business		Expand the Duty Free Zone area in Szczecin. (references)
		Therefore, promotion within this area is advisable. (references)
		Telemedicine is an area that is experiencing success. (references)
Children	Dominican Republic	Prostitution is the principal area of exploitation of underage girls in the informal economy. (references)
	Namibia	The Constitution enumerates children's rights, including those in the area of education and health. (references)
	Albania	The international organizations active in this area include UNICEF, Save the Children, Caritas, and Catholic Relief Services. (references)
Civil Liberties	Cuba	Police detained six persons before leaving the area. (references)
	Botswana	GBC broadcasts reach viewers only in the capital area. (references)
	Mongolia	The edict is enforced, particularly in the capital area. (references)
Discrimination	Afghanistan	Its severity varied from area to area, depending on the local leadership's attitude toward education for girls and employment for women and on local attitudes. (references)
	Cyprus	While each community generally respects such laws, significant problems remained concerning the treatment of the Greek Cypriots and Maronites living in the north and, to a lesser extent, with the treatment of Turkish Cypriots living in the government-controlled area. (references)
Economic History	South Korea	Arable land--22% of land area. (references)
Human Rights	Ethiopia	The Dedesa camp is in an area less prone to malaria. (references)
	Zimbabwe	The abductees were taken to a camp in a local shopping area. (references)
	Israel and the occupied territories	The mob attacked the victim after a bomb exploded in the area. (references)
Indigenous People	Bangladesh	Tribal leaders also have expressed disappointment at the lack of progress in providing assistance to tribals who left the area during the insurgency. (references)
	Guatemala	The measure, intended to help protect the Garifuna culture, largely was unnoticed, even by officials from the coastal area of Izabal where the Garifuna populations are located. (references)
	India	In the Andaman Islands in 1999, the local government implemented a policy of permitting development of the Jawara tribal area, which threatens the indigenous group's way of life. (references)
Minorities	Greece	Many Roma are settled permanently, mainly in the Athens area. (references)
	Egypt	Approximately 200 businesses and homes in the area were damaged. (references)
	Albania	A considerable number of students from this area study at the universities of Skopje and Bitola. (references)
Political Economy	VENEZUELA	However, one area that is rapidly changing is telecommunications. (references)
	COSTA RICA	Workplace enforcement is less effective outside the San Jose area. (references)
	Mexico	Mexicans generally have very high expectations of him in this area. (references)
Political Rights	Georgia	The opposition has criticized the Government for retaining the power to appoint the mayors of the largest cities and regional chairmen, who were not always from the area they serve. (references)
	Philippines	Along with many other citizens, Muslims argue that the method of election of senators from a nationwide list favors established political figures from the Manila area, to the disadvantage of Muslims. (references)
	Belarus	The physical speed with which some of the counts were conducted also was suspect, since those precincts with the largest geographic area and those with the highest turnout always were among the first to report results. (references)
Trade	Ukraine	Every checkpoint covers a particular geographical area. (references)
	Azerbaijan	The IBA operates about 25 ATM machines in the Baku area. (references)
	Switzerland	Switzerland is a member of the European Free Trade Area. (references)
Travel	Argentina	Buenos Aires is a high crime area. (references)
	Ghana	Ghana is a chloroquine-resistant area. (references)
	Cote D'ivoire	The Sofitel is located in the downtown area. (references)
Women	Algeria	On July 23, a similar attack took place in the area of Tebessa, a trading center east of Algiers. (references)
	Ghana	In late 1998, a series of "mysterious" murders of women began to occur in the Mateheko area of Accra. (references)
	Argentina	NGO's working in the area of women's rights stress that women too often do not have a full understanding of their rights. (references)

Area

Definition: Area

Area

Noun

Specialty Definition: Area

Specialty Definition: Area

See also

Cydonia

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