transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈer-ē-ə, ˈā-rē-ə ]
noun
Etymology: Latin, open space, threshing floor; perhaps akin to Latin arēre to be dry — more at arid
Date: 1538
1. : a level piece of ground
2. : the surface included within a set of lines ; specifically : the number of unit squares equal in measure to the surface — see metric system table, weight table
3. : the scope of a concept, operation, or activity : field
the whole area of foreign policy
4. : areaway
5. : a particular extent of space or surface or one serving a special function: as
a. : a part of the surface of the body
b. : a geographic region
6. : a part of the cerebral cortex having a particular function
• ar·e·al -ē-əl adjective
• ar·e·al·ly -ə-lē adverb