English word origin

Etymology of areic

From area + -ic. By analogy from French surfacique. Introduced to English by International Standards Organization (ISO) in 1992 in ISO 31 (Quantities and units).

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Unnumbered source etymology

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adj

Of or pertaining to area; especially used to describe a measurement per unit area.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From area + -ic. By analogy from French surfacique. Introduced to English by International Standards Organization (ISO) in 1992 in ISO 31 (Quantities and units).

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Borrowed-form mentionsurfaciquefr

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Machine-source provenance

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