areal
Americanadjective
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of or relating to the extent of a bounded surface or two-dimensional space.
The evaporation model was applied to surfaces of overgrown water having up to 15% areal plant cover.
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of or relating to a particular geographical region.
Heavy rainfall produced areal flooding in the county, leaving several dirt roads washed out and a few county roads closed.
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of or relating to a particular field of study.
Topical and areal strengths of the Anthropology department include cultural politics, economic anthropology, historical archaeology, and Latin American studies.
Other Word Forms
- areally adverb
Etymology
Origin of areal
First recorded in 1670–70; from Latin āreālis, from āre(a) “vacant piece of level ground, open space in a town, threshing floor” + -ālis -al 1 ( def. ); area ( def. )
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