n. the extent of a 2-dimensional surface enclosed within a boundary; "the area of a rectangle"; "it was about 500 square feet in area"

n. a wide and open space or area as of surface or land or sky

n. the property possessed by a large mass

n. a sequence of prayers constituting the Christian Eucharistic rite; "the priest said Mass"

n. an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"; "a piano has a greater range than the human voice"; "the ambit of municipal legislation"; "within the compass of this article"; "within the scope of an investigation"; "outside the reach of the law"; "in the political orbit of a world power"

n. relative importance; "a problem of the first magnitude"

n. how much there is of something that you can quantify

n. an adequate or large amount; "he had a quantity of ammunition"

n. greatness of magnitude

n. a wide scope; "the sweep of the plains"

n. the capacity for being stretched

n. a brief treatise on a subject of interest; published in the form of a booklet

n. a large magnitude; "he blanched when he saw the size of the bill"; "the only city of any size in that area"

n. the property of something that is great in magnitude; "it is cheaper to buy it in bulk"; "he received a mass of correspondence"; "the volume of exports"