AREA STUDIES Synonyms
There are 11 hypernyms of the phrase area studies. (close relations)
Definition of AREA STUDIES
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branch | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a division of some larger or more complex organization • a division of a stem, or secondary stem arising from the main stem of a plant • a part of a forked or branching shape • a natural consequence of development • a stream or river connected to a larger one • any projection that is thought to resemble a human arm verb • grow and send out branches or branch-like structures • divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork | ||||||||
discipline | nounn | |||||||
noun • a branch of knowledge • a system of rules of conduct or method of practice • the trait of being well behaved • training to improve strength or self-control • the act of disciplining verb • develop (a child's or animal's) behavior by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control • punish in order to gain control or enforce obedience | ||||||||
domain | nounn | |||||||
noun • a particular environment or walk of life • territory over which rule or control is exercised • (mathematics) the set of values of the independent variable for which a function is defined • people in general; especially a distinctive group of people with some shared interest • the content of a particular field of knowledge | ||||||||
field | nounn | |||||||
noun • a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed • a region where a battle is being (or has been) fought • somewhere (away from a studio or office or library or laboratory) where practical work is done or data is collected • a branch of knowledge • the space around a radiating body within which its electromagnetic oscillations can exert force on another similar body not in contact with it • a particular kind of commercial enterprise • a particular environment or walk of life • a piece of land prepared for playing a game • extensive tract of level open land • (mathematics) a set of elements such that addition and multiplication are commutative and associative and multiplication is distributive over addition and there are two elements 0 and 1 • a region in which active military operations are in progress • all of the horses in a particular horse race • all the competitors in a particular contest or sporting event • a geographic region (land or sea) under which something valuable is found • (computer science) a set of one or more adjacent characters comprising a unit of information • the area that is visible (as through an optical instrument) • a place where planes take off and land verb • catch or pick up (balls) in baseball or cricket • play as a fielder • answer adequately or successfully • select (a team or individual player) for a game | ||||||||
realm | nounn | |||||||
noun • a domain in which something is dominant • the domain ruled by a king or queen • a knowledge domain that you are interested in or are communicating about | ||||||||
sphere | nounn | |||||||
noun • a particular environment or walk of life • any spherically shaped artifact • the geographical area in which one nation is very influential • a particular aspect of life or activity • a solid figure bounded by a spherical surface (including the space it encloses) • a three-dimensional closed surface such that every point on the surface is equidistant from the center • the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected | ||||||||
subject | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • the subject matter of a conversation or discussion • something (a person or object or scene) selected by an artist or photographer for graphic representation • a branch of knowledge • some situation or event that is thought about • (grammar) one of the two main constituents of a sentence; the grammatical constituent about which something is predicated • a person who is subjected to experimental or other observational procedures; someone who is an object of investigation • a person who owes allegiance to that nation • (logic) the first term of a proposition adjective satellite • possibly accepting or permitting • being under the power or sovereignty of another or others • likely to be affected by something verb • cause to experience or suffer or make liable or vulnerable to • make accountable for • make subservient; force to submit or subdue |