area; expanse; surface area




the extent of a 2-dimensional surface enclosed within a boundary

"the area of a rectangle"; "it was about 500 square feet in area"

Type of:
  • extent

Types:
  • acreage; land area
  • footprint
  • erasure
  • space; blank space; place
  • space
  • balk; baulk
  • section; plane section


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