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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 betydningIt was a mountainous area.
Bible country.


Termer med samme betydning (synonymer)country


Mindre specifikke termerregion


Mere specifikke termeranchorage, 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 termerBermuda Triangle

2. area (om erkendelse) a subject of study


Eksempler med tilsvarende betydningIt was his area of specialization.
Areas of interest include....


Mindre specifikke termerissue, matter, subject, topic


Mere specifikke termergray 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 betydningIn the abdominal region.


Termer med samme betydning (synonymer)region


Mindre specifikke termerbody part


Mere specifikke termerarea 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 betydningHis 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 termerenvironment


Mere specifikke termerdistaff, 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 betydningThe spacious cooking area provided plenty of room for servants.


Mindre specifikke termerconstruction, structure


Mere specifikke termeraisle, 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 betydningThe area of a rectangle.
It was about 500 square feet in area.


Termer med samme betydning (synonymer)expanse, surface area


Mindre specifikke termerextent


Mere specifikke termeracreage, balk, baulk, blank space, erasure, footprint, land area, place, plane section, section, space, space









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