areal
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin āreālis; by surface analysis, area + -al.
Pronunciation edit
- (General American, Mary–marry–merry merger) IPA(key): /ˈɛɹiəl/
- (Received Pronunciation, Mary–marry–merry distinction) IPA(key): /ˈɛəɹɪəl/, /ˈɛəɹiəl/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - Homophones: aerial, Ariel
- Rhymes: -ɛəɹiəl
Adjective edit
areal (not comparable)
- Of or pertaining to an area.
- areal flood warning
- areal interstices — the 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.
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Danish edit
Etymology edit
From Latin āreālis, from ārea.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
areal n (singular definite arealet, plural indefinite arealer)
Inflection edit
neuter gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | areal | arealet | arealer | arealerne |
genitive | areals | arealets | arealers | arealernes |
Galician edit
Etymology edit
From Old Galician-Portuguese arẽal (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from area (“sand”) + -al. Cognate with Portuguese areal and Spanish arenal.
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Noun edit
areal m (plural areais)
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References edit
- “areal” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
- “areal” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
- “areal” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “areal” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “areal” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
From Dutch areaal, from Latin āreālis.
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Adjective edit
arèal
Noun edit
arèal (first-person possessive arealku, second-person possessive arealmu, third-person possessive arealnya)
- (colloquial) synonym of area
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Further reading edit
- “areal” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Norwegian Bokmål edit
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Audio (file)
Noun edit
areal n (definite singular arealet, indefinite plural areal or arealer, definite plural areala or arealene)
- area (measurement of a surface)
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References edit
- “areal” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
areal n (definite singular arealet, indefinite plural areal, definite plural areala)
- area (measurement of a surface)
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “areal” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Portuguese edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Old Galician-Portuguese arẽal, from arẽa (“sand”) + -al. By surface analysis, areia + -al.
Noun edit
areal m (plural areais)
- a sandy location
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Etymology 2 edit
From área + -al, or borrowed from Latin āreālis.
Adjective edit
areal m or f (plural areais)
- areal (of or relating to an area)
Further reading edit
- “areal” in iDicionário Aulete.
- “areal” in Dicionário inFormal.
- “areal” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
- “areal” in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa.
- “areal” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
areal n (plural areale)