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[ noun ] a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography)
Synonyms Examples "it was a mountainous area" "Bible country" Used in print (Rocky Mountains News, [Denver, Colorado],...)The husky 6 - 3 , 205 - pound lefthander , was in command all_the_way before an on_the_scene audience of only 949 and countless of television viewers in the Denver area . This rule providing_for a blackout of televised baseball 30_minutes before the start of a major or minor_league game in any area comes from the game 's top rulers . (Richard I. McCosh, "Recreation Site Selection"...)Inspect the site in the field during the time of the year when the area will be most heavily used for recreation . County judges , commissioners , engineers , assessors , and_others who have lived in the area for a long_time may have valuable knowledge regarding the site or opinions to offer from their varied professional experiences . A visit to the site by a group of several persons can usually bring_out new ideas or verify opinions most helpful to the planning study of any recreation area . Related terms region center corner scene space section block safety haunt resort bedground danger no-man's-land shrubbery open hearth no-go_area rain_shadow bermuda_triangle anchorage free_port retreat hunting_ground section quadrant quadrant corner winner's_circle Saxony tank_farm staging_area disaster_area broadcast_area arena |
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[ noun ] a particular environment or walk of life
Examples "his social sphere is limited" "it was a closed area of employment" "he's out of my orbit" Used in print (Walter H. Buchsbaum, "Advances in Medical Electronics"...)The author has recently studied the field of medical electronics and has been convinced that , in this area alone , the application of electronic_equipment has enormous possibilities . ([Anonymous,] "The Attack on Employee Services"...)Are your expenses in this area commensurate with the number of employees who benefit from your program ? (Kenneth Allsop, The Bootleggers and Their Era...)The revenue from O_'_Banion 's Cicero territory went_up still higher , until the yield was more_than the Torrio-Capone takings from the far bigger trade area of Chicago 's South and West_Sides . (James Bryant Conant, Slums and Suburbs...)It is not often realized to_what_degree certain trades are in many communities closed areas of employment , except for a lucky few . (Kenneth Reiner, "Coping with Runaway Technology"...)In all other areas , private initiative of the `` proprietorship '' type should be urged to produce the desired goods and services . Related terms environment front kingdom province political_arena preserve lap distaff |
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[ noun ] a part of a structure having some specific characteristic or function
Examples "the spacious cooking area provided plenty of room for servants" Used in print (Chicago Daily Tribune...)The spaciousness of the Tudor cooking areas , for_example , will provide needed space for the extra television_sets required by modern butlers , cooks and maids . (Richard I. McCosh, "Recreation Site Selection"...)Nearly level areas are required for parking_areas , beaches , camp areas , ball_fields , etcetera . (Raymond C. Binder et al., editors, Proceedings...)Continuous motion of the arc contact area at the anode by flow or magnetic_forces . (J. F. Vedder, "Micrometeorites", in Francis S. J...)These vehicles , with large sensitive areas , have collected data for long enough times to give reliable impact rates for the periods of exposure . Many other vehicles with smaller sensitive area exposure time products contribute some information . |
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[ noun ] a subject of study
Examples "it was his area of specialization" "areas of interest include..." Used in print ("Editorials"...)Even in areas where political connotations are ( deliberately ? ) (Bonnie Prudden, "The Dancer and the Gymnast"...)After_all , we did pretty well in some other areas of the Olympics competition . Even the boys will not be outstanding in these areas . The only area in which American boys hold their own is the baseball throw . (Frank Oppenheimer, "Science and Fear-- A Discussion...)There are certainly large areas of understanding in the human sciences which in themselves and even without political invention can help to dispel our present fears . |
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[ noun ] (anatomy) a part of an animal that has a special function or is supplied by a given artery or nerve
Synonyms Examples "in the abdominal region" Used in print (Mr. America, 4:6...)As you can see , in this Push-Pull_Super_Set the entire chest back shoulder area is vigorously exercised in alternate sectors by alternate exercises , so the complete torso remains pumped-up all_the_time ! By this time Henri 's entire chest back - lat shoulder area is pumped-up to almost bursting point , and Claude takes time to do a_bit more pectoral front deltoid shaping work . (LeRoy Fothergill, "Biological Warfare", in Peter...)This area is highly susceptible to infection . (Richard F. McLaughlin, et al., "A study of the...)Air drifts from one area to another are , therefore , conceivable . (J. W. C. Hagstrom et al., "Debilitating muscular...)The myocardium of the posterior base of the left_ventricle was replaced by gray scar tissue over a 7.5 cm. area . |
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[ noun ] the extent of a 2-dimensional surface enclosed within a boundary
Synonyms Examples "the area of a rectangle" "it was about 500 square feet in area" Used in print (Raymond C. Binder et al., editors, Proceedings...)The mean temperature of the surface was then computed according to the following relation : **f where x is the fraction of the plug area covered by the hot spot . (Harry H. Hull, "The Normal Forces and Their Ther...)Consider a shear field with a height of H and a cross-sectional area of A opposed by a manometer with a height of h ( referred to the same base as H ) and a cross-sectional area of a . Consider a shear field with a height of H and a cross-sectional area of A opposed by a manometer with a height of h ( referred to the same base as H ) and a cross-sectional area of a . (Robert A. Futterman, The Future of Our Cities....)The new interchange among the four Los_Angeles freeways , including the grade-constructed accesses , occupies by itself no less than eighty acres of downtown land , one-eighth of a square_mile , an area about the size of Rockefeller_Center in New_York . |
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