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See also: Areal, aréal, areál, and areał

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin āreālis; by surface analysis, area + -al. Cognate with English areolar. False cognates include English arena, adrenal, anear.

Pronunciation

Adjective

areal (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to an area.
    areal flood warning
    areal intersticesthe areas or spaces inclosed by the reticulate vessels of leaves
    • 2004, Scott Mueller, Upgrading and Repairing Laptops, page 307:
      Areal density is often used as a technology growth-rate indicator for the hard disk drive industry. Areal density is defined as the product of the linear bits per inch (bpil, measured along the length of the tracks around the disk, multiplied by the number of tracks per inch (tpi), measured radially on the disk (see Figure 9.1).
    • 2009, Sydney Lou Bonnick, Bone Densitometry in Clinical Practice: Application and Interpretation, page 157:
      It should be clear then, that BMD[Bone Mineral Density] measurements with DXA[Dual-energy X-ray Absorptiometry] are two-dimensional or areal measurements, whereas BMD measurements with QCT[Quantitative Computed Tomography] are three-dimensional or volumetric. Because DXA measurements are areal, bone size can affect the apparent BMD.
    • 2010, Tarek Ahmed, Reservoir Engineering Handbook, page 985:
      The areal sweep efficiency EA is defined as the fraction of the total flood pattern that is contacted by the displacing fluid.

Usage notes

Analogy with the frequent usage of a- as a prefix meaning "not", in terms of Latin and/or Greek derivation (for ex.: amoral, asymmetry, atypical), suggests a second reading of areal as a- + real, but this reading is prescriptively disallowed, presumably due to potential confusion.

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Danish

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Etymology

From Latin āreālis, from ārea.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /areaːl/, [ˌɑːeˈæːˀl]

Noun

areal n (singular definite arealet, plural indefinite arealer)

  1. area, space
    Synonym: flademål
  2. acreage

Inflection

More information neuter gender, singular ...
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Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese arẽal (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from area (sand) + -al. Cognate with Portuguese areal and Spanish arenal.

Pronunciation

Noun

areal m (plural areais)

  1. sandy place
  2. beach
    Synonym: praia

Derived terms

  • Areás
  • Areeiros

References

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch areaal, from Latin āreālis.

Pronunciation

Adjective

aréal (comparative lebih areal, superlative paling areal)

  1. areal

Noun

aréal (plural areal-areal)

  1. (colloquial) synonym of kawasan

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Norwegian Bokmål

Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

From Latin āreālis.

Pronunciation

Noun

areal n (definite singular arealet, indefinite plural areal or arealer, definite plural areala or arealene)

  1. area (measurement of a surface)

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia nn

Etymology

From Latin āreālis.

Noun

areal n (definite singular arealet, indefinite plural areal, definite plural areala)

  1. area (measurement of a surface)

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.ɾeˈaw/ [a.ɾeˈaʊ̯], /a.ɾiˈaw/ [a.ɾɪˈaʊ̯], (faster pronunciation) /aˈɾjaw/ [aˈɾjaʊ̯]
 

  • Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -aw
  • Hyphenation: a‧re‧al

Etymology 1

From Old Galician-Portuguese arẽal, from arẽa (sand) + -al. By surface analysis, areia + -al.

Noun

areal m (plural areais)

  1. a sandy location
Alternative forms

Etymology 2

From área + -al, or borrowed from Latin āreālis.

Adjective

areal m or f (plural areais)

  1. areal (of or relating to an area)

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Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from German Areal.

Noun

areal n (plural areale)

  1. area

Declension

More information singular, plural ...

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