adj
Meaning 1
Of or pertaining to an area.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
- areal flood warning
- areal interstices
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
areal
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/ˈɛɹiəl/ General American, Mary–marry–merry merger
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈɛəɹɪəl/ without the Mary–marry–merry merger
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈɛəɹiəl/ without the Mary–marry–merry merger
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homophone: aerial
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homophone: Ariel
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homophone: Arial
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rhymes with -ɛəɹiəl
adjective
Meaning 2
of or relating to or involving an area
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin āreālis; by surface analysis, area + -al. Cognate with English areolar. False cognates include English arena, adrenal, anear.
Across languages
Translations
7 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Arabic: مِسَاحِيّ (misāḥiyy) — areal
- French: aréal — areal
- Galician: areal — areal
- Indonesian: areal — areal
- Italian: areale — areal
- Portuguese: areal — areal
- Spanish: areal — areal