Engelsk navneord: area | |||
1. | area (om sted) a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography) | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | It was a mountainous area. Bible country. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | country | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | region | ||
Mere specifikke termer | anchorage, anchorage ground, arena, bed ground, bed-ground, bedground, block, broadcast area, center, centre, city block, clear, corner, corner, danger, disaster area, eye, fireside, free port, free zone, hangout, haunt, heart, hearth, high country, hunting ground, middle, neighborhood, no man's land, no-go area, open, playground, quadrant, quadrant, rain shadow, refuge, repair, resort, resort area, retreat, safety, scene, section, shrubbery, space, staging area, stamping ground, tank farm, vacation spot, winner's circle | ||
Eksempler på forekomster af mere specifikke termer | Bermuda Triangle | ||
2. | area (om erkendelse) a subject of study | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | It was his area of specialization. Areas of interest include.... | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | issue, matter, subject, topic | ||
Mere specifikke termer | gray area, grey area, territory | ||
3. | area (i anatomi) a part of an animal that has a special function or is supplied by a given artery or nerve | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | In the abdominal region. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | region | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | body part | ||
Mere specifikke termer | area of cardiac dullness, areola, cleavage, cortical area, cortical region, epigastrium, erogenous zone, fovea, fovea centralis, groin, half-moon, hypochondrium, inguen, loins, lunula, lunule, macula, macula lutea, macular area, middle, midriff, midsection, palm, parafovea, perineum, pressure point, pubes, pubic region, quick, ring of color, side, sole, thenar, thenar, waist, waistline, yellow spot | ||
4. | area (om tilstand) a particular environment or walk of life | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | His social sphere is limited. It was a closed area of employment. He's out of my orbit. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | arena, domain, field, orbit, sphere | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | environment | ||
Mere specifikke termer | distaff, front, kingdom, land, lap, political arena, political sphere, preserve, province, realm, responsibility | ||
5. | area (om genstand) a part of a structure having some specific characteristic or function | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The spacious cooking area provided plenty of room for servants. | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | construction, structure | ||
Mere specifikke termer | aisle, auditorium, baggage claim, bema, box, breakfast area, breakfast nook, bullpen, chancel, choir, corner, court, courtyard, dead-air space, dining area, enclosure, family circle, goalmouth, hideaway, lay-by, layby, nave, nook, orchestra pit, panopticon, patio, peanut gallery, pit, pit, pit, press gallery, pull-off, quad, quadrangle, rest area, rest stop, retreat, room, sanctuary, second balcony, storage space, terrace, threshing floor, turnaround, upper balcony | ||
6. | area (om egenskab) the extent of a 2-dimensional surface enclosed within a boundary | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The area of a rectangle. It was about 500 square feet in area. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | expanse, surface area | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | extent | ||
Mere specifikke termer | acreage, balk, baulk, blank space, erasure, footprint, land area, place, plane section, section, space, space | ||