areal
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin arealis; 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.
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Danish
Etymology
From Latin arealis, from ārea.
Pronunciation
Noun
areal n (singular definite arealet, plural indefinite arealer)
Inflection
neuter gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | areal | arealet | arealer | arealerne |
genitive | areals | arealets | arealers | arealernes |
Synonyms
- flademål n
Galician
Etymology
From Old Galician and Old Galician-Portuguese arẽal (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from area (“sand”) + -al. Cognate with Portuguese areal and Spanish arenal.
Pronunciation
Noun
areal m (plural areais)
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References
- Template:R:DDGM
- Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “areal”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
- Template:R:DDLG
- Template:R:TILG
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “areal”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
Noun
areal n (definite singular arealet, indefinite plural areal or arealer, definite plural areala or arealene)
- area (measurement of a surface)
Derived terms
References
- “areal” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
Noun
areal n (definite singular arealet, indefinite plural areal, definite plural areala)
- area (measurement of a surface)
Derived terms
References
- “areal” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Portuguese
Pronunciation
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Etymology 1
From Old Galician-Portuguese arẽal, from arẽa (“sand”) + -al.
Noun
areal m (plural areais)
- a sandy location
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Etymology 2
área + -al, or borrowed from Latin arealis.
Adjective
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- areal (of or pertaining to an area)
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