areola

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: a=re=o=la

CIDE DICTIONARY

areola, n. [L. areola, dim. of area: cf. F. aréole. See Area.].

•  An interstice or small space, as between the cracks of the surface in certain crustaceous lichens; or as between the fibers composing organs or vessels that interlace; or as between the nervures of an insect's wing.  [1913 Webster]
•  The colored ring around the nipple, or around a vesicle or pustule.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

areola, n. (pl. areolae)
1 Anat. a circular pigmented area, esp. that surrounding a nipple.
2 any of the spaces between lines on a surface, e.g. of a leaf or an insect's wing.

Derivative

areolar adj.

Etymology

L, dimin. of area AREA

THESAURUS

areola

O, annular muscle, annulus, aureole, chaplet, circle, circuit, circumference, circus, closed circle, corona, coronet, crown, cycle, diadem, discus, disk, eternal return, fairy ring, garland, glory, halo, lasso, logical circle, loop, looplet, magic circle, noose, orbit, radius, ring, rondelle, round, roundel, saucer, sphincter, vicious circle, wheel, wreath

ROGET THESAURUS

areola

Circularity

N circularity, roundness, rotundity, circle, circlet, ring, areola, hoop, roundlet, annulus, annulet, bracelet, armlet, ringlet, eye, loop, wheel, cycle, orb, orbit, rundle, zone, belt, cordon, band, contrate wheel, crown wheel, hub, nave, sash, girdle, cestus, cincture, baldric, fillet, fascia, wreath, garland, crown, corona, coronet, chaplet, snood, necklace, collar, noose, lasso, lassoo, ellipse, oval, ovule, ellipsoid, cycloid, epicycloid, epicycle, semicircle, quadrant, sextant, sector, sphere, round, rounded, circular, annular, orbicular, oval, ovate, elliptic, elliptical, egg-shaped, pear-shaped, cycloidal, spherical, I watched the little circles die.