AREA

Area

Area is a quantity that expresses the extent of a two-dimensional surface or shape, or planar lamina, in the plane. Area can be understood as the amount of material with a given thickness that would be necessary to fashion a model of the shape, or the amount of paint necessary to cover the surface with a single coat. It is the two-dimensional analog of the length of a curve or the volume of a solid .

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area

Noun

  1. A measure of the extent of a surface; it is measured in square units.
  2. A particular geographic region.
  3. Any particular extent of surface, especially an empty or unused extent.
  4. Figuratively, any extent, scope or range of an object or concept.
  5. An open space, below ground level, between the front of a house and the pavement.
  6. Penalty box; penalty area.
  7. Genitals.


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