Transcription
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- [uh-ree-uh-luh]
- /əˈri ə lə/
- /ˌarɪˈəʊlə/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [uh-ree-uh-luh]
- /əˈri ə lə/
Definitions of areola word
- noun areola any small circular area, such as the pigmented ring around the human nipple or the inflamed area surrounding a pimple 3
- noun areola a small space, as between the veins of a leaf or the ribs of an insect's wing 3
- noun areola a small area around something, as the dark ring around a nipple 3
- noun areola a small hollow in a surface 3
- noun plural areola a ring of color, as around the human nipple. 1
- noun plural areola a small interstice, as between the fibers of connective tissue. 1
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Origin of areola
First appearance:
before 1655 One of the 46% oldest English words
1655-65; < Latin, equivalent to āre(a) area + -ola -ole1
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Parts of speech for Areola
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
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determiner
exclamation
areola popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 81% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
areola usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for areola
noun areola
- halo — Also called nimbus. a geometric shape, usually in the form of a disk, circle, ring, or rayed structure, traditionally representing a radiant light around or above the head of a divine or sacred personage, an ancient or medieval monarch, etc.
- stoma — Also, stomate. Botany. any of various small apertures, especially one of the minute orifices or slits in the epidermis of leaves, stems, etc., through which gases are exchanged.
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