carpet bombing area bombing saturation bombing | an extensive and systematic bombing intended to devastate a large target |
blastoderm germinal disc blastodisc germinal area | a layer of cells on the inside of the blastula |
area | a part of a structure having some specific characteristic or function, the spacious cooking area provided plenty of room for servants |
breakfast area breakfast nook | a place for light meals (usually near a kitchen), the breakfast nook had a built in table and seats |
cargo area cargo deck cargo hold hold storage area | the space in a ship or aircraft for storing cargo |
dining area | an area arranged for dining, they put up tents for the dining area |
equal-area projection equal-area map projection | a map projection in which quadrilaterals formed by meridians and parallels have an area on the map proportional to their area on the globe |
exhibition hall exhibition area | a large hall for holding exhibitions |
launching pad launchpad launch pad launch area pad | a platform from which rockets or space craft are launched |
local area network LAN | a local computer network for communication between computers, especially a network connecting computers and word processors and other electronic office equipment to create a communication system between offices |
lounge waiting room waiting area | a room (as in a hotel or airport) with seating where people can wait |
marshalling yard | a railway yard in which trains are assembled and goods are loaded |
pull-off rest area rest stop layby lay-by | designated paved area beside a main road where cars can stop temporarily |
seating seats seating room seating area | an area that includes places where several people can sit, there is seating forstudents in this classroom |
wide area network WAN | a computer network that spans a wider area than does a local area network |
wireless local area network WLAN wireless fidelity WiFi | a local area network that uses high frequency radio signals to transmit and receive data over distances of a few hundred feet, uses ethernet protocol |
area expanse surface area | the extent of a -dimensional surface enclosed within a boundary, the area of a rectangle, it was about square feet in area |
acreage land area | an area of ground used for some particular purpose (such as building or farming), he wanted some acreage to build on |
area region | a part of an animal that has a special function or is supplied by a given artery or nerve, in the abdominal region |
area of cardiac dullness | a triangular area of the front of the chest (determined by percussion), corresponds to the part of the heart not covered by the lungs |
macula macula lutea macular area yellow spot | a small yellowish central area of the retina that is rich in cones and that mediates clear detailed vision |
pyriform area piriform area pyriform lobe piriform lobe | pear-shaped neural structure on either side of the brain in the rhinencephalon |
cortical area cortical region | any of various regions of the cerebral cortex |
association area association cortex | cortical areas that are neither motor or sensory but are thought to be involved in higher processing of information |
auditory area auditory cortex | the cortical area that receives auditory information from the medial geniculate body |
Broca's area Broca's center Broca's gyrus Broca's convolution convolution of Broca | the motor speech center in the left hemisphere of the brain in most people |
Brodmann's area | one of the cortical areas mapped out on the basis of its cytoarchitecture |
language area language zone | a large cortical area (in the left hemisphere in most people) containing all the centers associated with language |
motor area motor region motor cortex Rolando's area excitable area | the cortical area that influences motor movements |
sensorimotor area sensorimotor region | an area of the cortex including the precentral gyrus and the postcentral gyrus and combining sensory and motor functions |
visual area visual cortex | the cortical area that receives information from the lateral geniculate body of the thalamus |
Wernicke's area Wernicke's center | the auditory word center, located in the posterior part of the superior temporal convolution in most people |
striate cortex striate area first visual area area of Brodmann Brodmann's are | the part of the occipital cortex that receives the fibers of the optic radiation from the lateral geniculate body and is the primary receptive area for vision |
area | a subject of study, it was his area of specialization, areas of interest include... |
discipline subject subject area subject field field field of study study bailiwick | a branch of knowledge, in what discipline is his doctorate?, teachers should be well trained in their subject, anthropology is the study of human beings |
grey area gray area | an intermediate area, a topic that is not clearly one thing or the other |
area code | a number usually of digits assigned to a telephone area as in the United States and Canada |
sterling area sterling bloc scheduled territories | the group of countries whose currencies are tied to the British pound sterling |
area country | a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography), it was a mountainous area, Bible country |
broadcast area | the area over which a radio or tv transmission can be received |
campsite campground camping site camping ground bivouac encampment camping area | a site where people on holiday can pitch a tent |
river basin basin watershed drainage basin catchment area catchment basin drainage area | the entire geographical area drained by a river and its tributaries, an area characterized by all runoff being conveyed to the same outlet, flood control in the Missouri basin |
disaster area | a region whose population is affected by a general disaster |
residential district residential area community | a district where people live, occupied primarily by private residences |
suburb suburbia suburban area | a residential district located on the outskirts of a city |
farmland farming area | a rural area where farming is practiced |
playing field athletic field playing area field | a piece of land prepared for playing a game, the home crowd cheered when Princeton took the field |
geographical area geographic area geographical region geographic region | a demarcated area of the Earth |
loading zone loading area | a stop where carriers can be loaded and unloaded |
no-go area | an area that is dangerous or impossible to enter or to which entry is forbidden |