areal
/ˈɛɹiəl/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 2.39 in modern English
5
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Of or pertaining to an area or geographic region.
Example Sentences
- "areal flood warning"
- "areal interstices"
- "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)."
- "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."
- "The areal sweep efficiency E_A is defined as the fraction of the total flood pattern that is contacted by the displacing fluid."
- "Naturally, there are complications: some literatures are linguistically IE but geographically Near Eastern, and it is not always possible to tell a hoary theme of PIE antiquity from a more recent areal development."
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin āreālis; by surface analysis, area + -al. Cognate with English areolar. False cognates include English arena, adrenal, anear.
Origin
- Source language: Latin
Word Breakdown
- Root: āreālis
Regional Pronunciation
- British English: /ˈɛəɹɪəl/