AREAL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does areal mean? 

• AREAL (adjective)
  The adjective AREAL has 1 sense:

1. of or relating to or involving an area

  Familiarity information: AREAL used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• AREAL (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to or involving an area

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

area (a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography))

Derivation:

area (the extent of a 2-dimensional surface enclosed within a boundary)

area (a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography))

 Context examples 

A metric unit of areal density equal to approximately 2.94935E-5 ounce per square yard.

(Milligram per Square Meter, NCI Thesaurus)

A metric unit of areal density equal to approximately 2.94935E-8 ounce per square yard.

(Microgram per Square Meter, NCI Thesaurus)

A metric unit of areal density equal to approximately 2.94935E-4 ounce per square yard.

(Microgram per Square Centimeter, NCI Thesaurus)

A metric unit of areal density defined as a spread rate at which one gram of a substance is spread over the area of one square meter.

(Gram per Square Meter, NCI Thesaurus)

A metric unit of areal density defined as a spread rate at which one gram of a substance is spread over the area of one square centimeter.

(Gram per Square Centimeter, NCI Thesaurus)