AREA
- the extent of a surface
- region
- scope
- a particular extent of space or surface [n AREAE, AREAS] : AREAL [adj], AREALLY [adv] / a section of the cerebral cortex having a specific function [n AREAE]
- a region (an area or district; a tract of country) [n AREAS or AREAE] / part of the cerebral cortex [n AREAS or AREAE]