area English
Noun
( wikipedia area)
(mathematics) A measure of the extent of a surface; it is measured in square units.
A particular geographic region.
Any particular extent of surface, especially an empty or unused extent.
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Figuratively, any extent, scope or range of an object or concept.
* {{quote-magazine, year=2013, month=September-October, author= Rob Dorit
, magazine=( American Scientist), title= Making Life from Scratch
, passage=Today, a new area of research that similarly aims to mimic a complex biological phenomenon—life itself—is taking off. Synthetic biology, a seductive experimental subfield in the life sciences, seems tantalizingly to promise custom-designed life created in the laboratory.}}
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(British) An open space, below ground level, between the front of a house and the pavement.
- (Charles Dickens)
(soccer) Penalty box; penalty area.
* {{quote-news, year=2010, date=December 29, author=Mark Vesty, work=BBC
, title= Wigan 2-2 Arsenal
, passage=Bendtner's goal-bound shot was well saved by goalkeeper Ali Al Habsi but fell to Arsahvin on the edge of the area and the Russian swivelled, shaped his body and angled a sumptuous volley into the corner.}}
(slang) Genitals.
Derived terms
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* area code
* area-denial
* area of influence
* area rug
* area rule
* Broca's area
* combined statistical area
* common area
* danger area
* disaster area
* equal-area
* free trade area
* geographical area
* goal area
* gray area
* grey area
* lateral area
* metropolitan area
* metropolitan area network
* notification area
* outside gross area
* penalty area
* Planck area
* prohibited area
* protected area
* rest area
* restricted area
* Ruhr Area
* Schengen Area
* safe area
* second moment of area
* service area
* specific leaf area
* staging area
* surface area
* terminal control area
* Terminal High Altitude Area Defense
* ventral tegmental area
* Wernicke's area
Related terms
* areal
See also
* Imperial: square inches, square feet, square yards, square miles, acres
* Metric: square meters/square metres, square centimeters/square centimetres, square kilometers/square kilometres, hectares
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subject English
Adjective
( en adjective)
Likely to be affected by or to experience something.
- a country subject to extreme heat
* Dryden
- All human things are subject to decay.
* {{quote-magazine, date=2013-06-22, volume=407, issue=8841, page=68, magazine=(The Economist)
, title= T time
, passage=The ability to shift profits to low-tax countries by locating intellectual property in them
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Conditional upon.
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Placed or situated under; lying below, or in a lower situation.
- (Spenser)
Placed under the power of another; owing allegiance to a particular sovereign or state.
* John Locke
- Esau was never subject to Jacob.
Noun
( en noun)
(label) In a clause: the word or word group (usually a noun phrase) that is dealt with. In active clauses with verbs denoting an action, the subject and the actor are usually the same.
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The main topic of a paper, work of art, discussion, field of study, etc.
* (John Milton) (1608-1674)
- the subject for heroic song
* (John Dryden) (1631-1700)
- Make choice of a subject , beautiful and noble, which shall afford an ample field of matter wherein to expatiate.
* (William Shakespeare) (1564-1616)
- the unhappy subject of these quarrels
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*{{quote-book, year=1922, author=(Ben Travers)
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, passage=The departure was not unduly prolonged.
A particular area of study.
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, title= It's a gas
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A citizen in a monarchy.
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A person ruled over by another, especially a monarch or state authority.
(label) The main theme or melody, especially in a fugue.
* (1823-1895)
- The earliest known form of subject is the ecclesiastical cantus firmus , or plain song.
A human, animal or an inanimate object that is being examined, treated, analysed, etc.
* (Conyers Middleton) (1683-1750)
- Writers of particular livesare apt to be prejudiced in favour of their subject .
* {{quote-magazine, year=2013, month=July-August, author= Catherine Clabby
, magazine=( American Scientist), title= Focus on Everything
, passage=Not long ago, it was difficult to produce photographs of tiny creatures with every part in focus. That’s because the lenses that are excellent at magnifying tiny subjects produce a narrow depth of field.}}
Synonyms
* (discussion) matter, topic
Derived terms
* subject title
See also
* object
* predicate
Verb
( en verb)
To cause (someone or something) to undergo a particular experience, especially one that is unpleasant or unwanted.
Synonyms
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