1. the extent of a 2-dimensional surface enclosed within a boundary; - Example: "the area of a rectangle" - Example: "it was about 500 square feet in area" [syn: area, expanse, surface area]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
surface area
n 1: the extent of a 2-dimensional surface enclosed within a
boundary; "the area of a rectangle"; "it was about 500
square feet in area" [syn: area, expanse, surface
area]