areal
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin āreālis; equivalent to area + -al.
Adjective
areal (not comparable)
- Of or pertaining to an area.
- 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.
Coordinate terms
- lineal, linear
- spacial, spatial
Related terms
- area
Translations
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Anagrams
- Elara, earal, reaal
Danish
Etymology
From Latin āreālis, from ārea.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /areaːl/, [ˌɑːeˈæːˀl]
Noun
areal n (singular definite arealet, plural indefinite arealer)
- area, space
- Synonym: flademål
- acreage
Inflection
neuter gender | Singular | Plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | areal | arealet | arealer | arealerne |
genitive | areals | arealets | arealers | arealernes |
Galician
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Etymology
From Old Galician and Old Portuguese arẽal (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from area (“sand”) + -al. Cognate with Portuguese areal and Spanish arenal.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aɾeˈal/
Noun
areal m (plural areais)
- sandy place
- beach
- Synonym: praia
Derived terms
- Areás
- Areeiros
Related terms
- area
References
- “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
Etymology
From Dutch areaal, from Latin āreālis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈarɛal]
- Hyphenation: arè‧al
Adjective
arèal
- areal
Noun
arèal (first-person possessive arealku, second-person possessive arealmu, third-person possessive arealnya)
- (colloquial) synonym of area
Related terms
- are
- area
- hektare
Further reading
- “areal” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Latin āreālis.
Noun
areal n (definite singular arealet, indefinite plural areal or arealer, definite plural areala or arealene)
- area (measurement of a surface)
Derived terms
- fellesareal
- landareal
- overflateareal
References
- “areal” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Latin āreālis.
Noun
areal n (definite singular arealet, indefinite plural areal, definite plural areala)
- area (measurement of a surface)
Derived terms
- fellesareal
- landareal
- overflateareal
References
- “areal” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.ɾeˈaw/ [a.ɾeˈaʊ̯], /a.ɾiˈaw/ [a.ɾɪˈaʊ̯], (faster pronunciation) /aˈɾjaw/ [aˈɾjaʊ̯]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /a.ɾeˈaw/ [a.ɾeˈaʊ̯]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐˈɾjal/ [ɐˈɾjaɫ]
- Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -aw
- Hyphenation: a‧re‧al
Etymology 1
From Old Portuguese arẽal, from arẽa (“sand”) + -al. By surface analysis, areia + -al.
Noun
areal m (plural areais)
- a sandy location
Alternative forms
- arenal
Related terms
- areado
- areento
- areia
- arenoso
Etymology 2
From área + -al, or borrowed from Latin āreālis.
Adjective
areal m or f (plural areais)
- areal (of or relating to an area)
Further reading
- “areal” in iDicionário Aulete.
- “areal” in Dicionário inFormal.
- “areal” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2023.
- “areal” in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa.
- “areal” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
Romanian
Etymology
From German Areal.
Noun
areal n (plural areale)
- area
Declension
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) areal | arealul | (niște) areale | arealele |
genitive/dative | (unui) areal | arealului | (unor) areale | arealelor |
vocative | arealule | arealelor |