1. Province.
2. Terroir. Habiter la même région.
3. Zone. La région abdominale.
ETYM Latin area a broad piece of level ground. Related to Are.
The size of a surface. It is measured in square units, usually square inches (in2), square yards (yd2), or square miles (mi2). Surface area is the area of the outer surface of a solid.
The areas of geometrical plane shapes with straight edges are determined using the area of a rectangle. Integration may be used to determine the area of shapes enclosed by curves.
1. A part of a structure having some specific characteristic or function.
2. A part of an animal that has a special function or is supplied by a given artery or nerve; SYN. region.
3. A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography); SYN. country.
4. A subject of study.
5. The extent of a 2-dimensional surface enclosed within a boundary; SYN. expanse, surface area.
ETYM French, from Latin provincia; prob. from pro before, for + the root of vincere to conquer. Related to Victor.
The proper sphere or extent of one's activities; SYN. responsibility.
ETYM French région, from Latin regio a direction, a boundary line, region, from regere to guide, direct. Related to Regimen.<br />
1. A large indefinite location on the surface of the Earth.
2. The approximate amount of something (usually used prepositionally as in 'in the region of'); SYN. neighborhood.
3. The extended spatial location of something; SYN. part.
ETYM Latin, properly, a cutter, from secare, sectum, to cut: cf. French secteur. Related to Section.
1. A body of people who form part of society or economy.
2. A particular aspect of life or activity; SYN. sphere.
3. A plane figure bounded by two radii and the included arc of a circle.
4. A portion of a military position.
5. The minimum track length that can be assigned to store information; unless otherwise specified a sector of data consists of 512 bytes.
6. Two graduated arms hinged at one end.
(Homonym: tracked).
1. A brief treatise on a subject of interest; published in the form of a booklet; SYN. pamphlet.
2. A system of body parts that together serve some particular purpose.
3. An extended area of land; SYN. piece of land, piece of ground, parcel of land, parcel.