areameasurement
nounUK /ˈeəriə ˈmeʒəmənt/
US /ˈeriə ˈmeʒərmənt/
Area measurement is finding out how much flat space a shape covers.
We did an area measurement of the classroom floor to see how much carpet we need.
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2. The number that tells the size of a surface, like square meters or square feet.
The area measurement of the garden is twenty square meters.
3. The act of calculating how big a flat shape or piece of land is.
Area measurement helps builders know how much paint to buy.
4. A math skill used to compare the sizes of different flat surfaces.
In class we practiced area measurement by counting squares on grid paper.