#region.location__part the extended spatial location of something; "the farming regions of France"; "religions in all parts of the world"; "regions of outer space"
supertype: location a point or extent in space
instance: D-layer Appleton_layer Kennelly-Heaviside_layer Witwatersrand
subtype: atmosphere the mass of air surrounding the Earth; "there was great heat as the comet entered the atmosphere"
subtype: airspace the atmosphere above a nation and deemed to be under its jurisdiction
subtype: biosphere the regions of the surface and atmosphere of the Earth (or other planet) where living organisms exist
subtype: depth.region (usually plural) the deepest and most remote part; "from the depths of darkest Africa"; "signals received from the depths of space"
subtype: outer_space__outerspace__space any region in space outside the Earth's atmosphere; "the astronauts walked in space without a tether"
subtype: interplanetary_space the part of outer space within the solar system
subtype: interplanetary_medium interplanetary space including forms of energy and gas and dust
subtype: interstellar_space the space between stars
subtype: interstellar_medium interstellar space including streams of protons moving from the stars
subtype: heliosphere the region inside the heliopause containing the sun and solar system
subtype: intergalactic_space__intergalacticspace the space between galaxies; "the Milky Way travels through intergalactic space"
subtype: deep_space any region in space outside the solar system
subtype: aerospace the atmosphere and outer space considered as a whole
subtype: zone an area or region distinguished from adjacent parts by a distinctive feature or characteristic
subtype: zona__zone (anatomy) any encircling or beltlike structure
subtype: zona_pellucida thick membrane around the mammalian ovum; can be penetrated by one sperm in the fertilization process; usually remains around the fertilized egg until it is implanted in the wall of the uterus
subtype: zonule__zonula small beltlike zone
subtype: combat_zone a military area where combat forces operate
subtype: beachhead__bridgehead__foothold an area in hostile territory that has been occupied and is held for further troops and supplies
subtype: danger_zone a dangerous area
subtype: drop_zone__dropping_zone an agreed area where military supplies are dropped to ground troops
subtype: tidal_zone__tidalzone an area subject to tidal action
subtype: belt.region an elongated region where a specific condition is found; "a belt of high pressure"
subtype: asteroid_belt the region of interplanetary space between Mars and Jupiter where most asteroids are found
subtype: greenbelt__greenway a belt of parks or rural land surrounding a town or city
instance: Bible_Belt Corn_Belt Van_Allen_belt
subtype: bottom the lowest part of anything; "they started at the bottom of the hill"
subtype: foot.bottom the lower part of anything; "curled up on the foot of the bed"; "the foot of the page"; "the foot of the list"; "the foot of the mountain"
subtype: base.bottom (anatomy) the part of an organ nearest its point of attachment: "the base of the skull"
subtype: rock_bottom the absolute bottom
subtype: distance.region a distant region; "I could see it in the distance"
subtype: eden__paradise__nirvana__heaven__promised_land__Shangri-la any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
subtype: extremity.region the outermost or farthest region or point
subtype: bounds__boundary the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something
subtype: hairline the natural margin formed by hair on the head
subtype: frontier.bounds an international boundary or the area (often fortified) immediately inside the boundary
subtype: heliopause the boundary marking the edge of the sun's influence; the boundary (roughly 100 AU from the sun) between the interplanetary medium and the interstellar medium; where the solar wind and the wind from other stars meet
subtype: boundary_line__border__borderline__delimitation a line that indicates a boundary
subtype: fence_line__fenceline a boundary line created by a fence
subtype: property_line the boundary line between two pieces of property
subtype: state_line__stateline__stateboundary the boundary between two states
instance: Mason-Dixon_Line__Mason_and_Dixon_Line__Mason_and_Dixon's_Line
subtype: bourne__bourn an archaic term for a boundary
subtype: district_line the boundary between two districts
subtype: county_line the boundary between two counties
subtype: city_line the boundary of a city
subtype: edge.bounds__border the boundary of a surface
subtype: brink the edge of a steep place
subtype: end.bounds a boundary marking the extremities of something: "the end of town"
subtype: demarcation__demarcation_line__demarcationline the boundary of a specific area
subtype: city_limit__city_limits the limits of the area occupied by a city or town
subtype: upper_limit the limit on the upper (or northernmost) side of something
subtype: lower_limit__lowerlimit the limit on the lower (or southernmost) side of something
subtype: three-mile_limit the limit of a nation's territorial waters
subtype: outline the line that appears to bound an object
subtype: coastline the outline of a coast
subtype: silhouette an outline of a solid object (as cast by its shadow)
subtype: skyline the outline of objects seen against the sky
subtype: surface.bounds the extended two-dimensional outer boundary of a three-dimensional object; "they skimmed over the surface of the water"; "a brush small enough to clean every dental surface"; "the sun has no distinct surface"
subtype: interface (physical chemistry) a surface forming a common boundary between two things (two objects or liquids or chemical phases)
subtype: oil-water_interface__oilwaterinterface an interface forming the boundary between the non-miscible liquids oil and water
subtype: hard_palate the bony part of the roof of the mouth
subtype: palate__roof_of_the_mouth the upper surface of the mouth that separates the oral and nasal cavities
subtype: side.surface__face a surface forming part of the outside of an object; "he examined all sides of the crystal"; "dew dripped from the face of the leaf"
subtype: beam-ends (nautical) at the ends of the transverse deck beams of a vessel; "on her beam-ends" means heeled over on the side so that the deck is almost vertical
subtype: underside__bottom__undersurface the lower side of anything
subtype: base.underside a flat bottom on which something is intended to sit; "a tub should sit on its own base"
subtype: bilge where the sides of the vessel curve in to form the bottom
subtype: bilges in a vessel with two hulls, an enclosed area between the frames at each side
subtype: heel the bottom of a shoe or boot; the back part of a shoe or boot that touches the ground
subtype: Cuban_heel a broad heel of medium height on women's shoes
subtype: French_heel a fairly high narrow heel on women's shoes
subtype: spike_heel__spikeheel__stiletto_heel a very high narrow heel on women's shoes
subtype: stacked_heel__stackedheel a heel made of many layers of leather
subtype: wedge_heel__wedgeheel__wedge a heel that is an extension of the sole of the shoe
subtype: wineglass_heel__wineglassheel a heel on a woman's shoe in the shape of a wineglass
subtype: sole the underside of footwear or a golfclub
subtype: half_sole shoe sole extending from the shank to the toe
subtype: insole__innersole the inner sole of a shoe or boot
subtype: outsole the outer sole of a shoe or boot
subtype: underbelly.underside lower side: "the underbellies of clouds"
subtype: front_end__frontend__front__forepart the side that is forward or prominent
subtype: forefront__head the part in the front or nearest the viewer; "he was in the forefront"; "he was at the head of the column"
subtype: lee_side__leeside__lee the side of something that is sheltered from the wind
subtype: backside__rear__back_end the side of an object that is opposite its front; "his room was toward the rear of the hotel"
subtype: nape__scruff__nucha the back side of the neck
subtype: rearward direction toward the rear; "his outfit marched to the rearward of the tank divisions"
subtype: top_side__topside__upper_side__upperside__upside the highest or uppermost side of anything; "put your books on top of the desk"; "only the top side of the box was painted"
subtype: crown.top_side__crest the center of a cambered road
subtype: poll.top_side the part of the head between the ears
subtype: pate.top_side__poll__crown the top of the head
subtype: tonsure.pate the shaved crown of a monk's or priest's head
subtype: desktop the top of a desk
subtype: rooftop the top of a (usually flat) roof
subtype: celestial_sphere__celestialsphere__sphere__empyrean__firmament__heaven__vault_of_heaven__welkin the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected
subtype: end.surface the surface at either extremity of a three-dimensional object: "one end of the box was marked `This side up'"
subtype: interior__inside the inner or enclosed surface of something
subtype: exterior__outside the outer side or surface of something
subtype: wavefront__wave_front (physics) an imaginary surface joining all points in space that are reached at the same instant by a wave propagating through a medium
subtype: photosphere the intensely luminous surface of the sun
subtype: shoreline a boundary line between land and water
instance: Rubicon
subtype: end either extremity of something that has length: "the end of the pier"; "she knotted the end of the thread"; "they rode to the end of the line"
subtype: bitter_end.end__bitterend (nautical) the inboard end of a line or cable especially the end that is wound around a bitt
subtype: bitthead the upper end of a bitt
subtype: point.end sharp end; "he stuck the point of the knife into a tree"; "he broke the point of his pencil"
subtype: arrowhead the pointed head or striking tip of an arrow
subtype: barb.point a subsidiary point facing opposite from the main point that makes an arrowhead or spear hard to remove
subtype: fluke.barb a barb on a harpoon or arrow
subtype: barb_of_barbed_wire__barb the pointed part of barbed wire
subtype: cusp point formed by two intersecting arcs (as from the intrados of a Gothic arch)
subtype: diamond_point__diamondpoint a very hard small point made from a diamond
subtype: pike.point a sharp point (as on the end of a spear)
subtype: pinpoint.point the sharp point of a pin
subtype: spearpoint__spearhead the head and sharpened point of a spear
subtype: magnetic_pole.end__magneticpole__pole one of the two ends of a magnet where the magnetism seems to be concentrated
subtype: negative_magnetic_pole__negative_pole__south-seeking_pole__southseekingpole the pole of a magnet that points toward the south when the magnet is suspended freely
subtype: positive_magnetic_pole__positive_pole__north-seeking_pole__northseekingpole the pole of a magnet that points toward the north when the magnet is suspended freely
subtype: railhead.end the end of the completed track on an unfinished railway
subtype: terminus either end of a railroad or bus route
subtype: yardarm either end of the yard of a square-rigged ship
subtype: nerve_ending__nerveending__nerve_end__nerveend the terminal structure of an axon that does not end at a synapse
subtype: free_nerve_ending microscopic sensory nerve endings in the skin that are not connected to any specific sensory receptor
subtype: Pacinian_corpuscle a specialized bulblike nerve ending located in the subcutaneous tissue of the skin; occurs abundantly in the skin of palms and soles and joints and genitals
subtype: proprioceptor special nerve endings in the muscles and tendons and other organs that respond to stimuli regarding the position and movement of the body
subtype: endpoint__end_point__endpoint__terminus a place of termination or completion
subtype: finish.end__destination__goal the place designated as the end (as of a race or journey); "a crowd assembled at the finish"; "he was nearly exhuasted as their destination came into view"
subtype: finishing_line__finishingline__finish_line a line indicating the location of the finish of a race
subtype: tape.finishing_line the finishing line for a foot race; "he broke the tape in record time"
subtype: wire.finishing_line the finishing line on a racetrack
subtype: tip the extreme end of something; especially something pointed
subtype: fingertip the end (tip) of a finger
subtype: tiptoe the tip of a toe
subtype: extreme_point__extremepoint__extreme__extremum the point located farthest from the middle of something
subtype: apex__vertex__peak__acme the highest point of something
subtype: crown the part of a hat (the vertex) covering the crown of the head
subtype: roof_peak the highest point of a roof
subtype: limit as far as something can go
subtype: maximum the point on a curve where the tangent changes from positive on the left to negative on the right
subtype: minimum the point on a curve where the tangent changes from negative on the left to positive on the right
subtype: reach__range the limits within which something can be effective; "range of motion"; "he was beyond the reach of their fire"
subtype: earshot__hearing the range within which a voice can be heard; "the children were told to stay within earshot"
subtype: eyeshot__view the range of the eye; "they were soon out of view"
subtype: rifle_shot__rifleshot__rifle_range__riflerange the distance that a rifle bullet will carry; "the target was out of rifle range"
subtype: hell_on_earth__hell__hellhole__snake_pit__snakepit__the_pits__inferno any place of pain and turmoil: "the hell of battle"; "the inferno of the engine room"; "when you're alone Christmas is the pits";
subtype: inside__interior the region that is inside of something
subtype: midland the interior part of a country
subtype: midst__thick the location of something surrounded by other things; "in the midst of the crowd"
subtype: penetralia the innermost parts
subtype: ionosphere the outer region of the Earth's atmosphere; contains a high concentration of free electrons
subtype: layer a relatively thin sheetlike expanse or region lying over or under another
subtype: stratum one of several parallel layers of material arranged one on top of another (such as a layer of tissue or cells in an organism)
subtype: epidermis__cuticle the outer layer of the skin covering the exterior body surface of vertebrates
subtype: mantle.epidermis__pallium (zoology) a protective layer of epidermis in mollusks or brachiopods that secretes a substance forming the shell
subtype: stratum_corneum__stratumcorneum__corneum__horny_layer__hornylayer the outermost layer of the epidermis consisting of dead cells that slough off
subtype: stratum_lucidum__stratumlucidum the layer of epidermis immediately under the stratum corneum in the skin of the palms and soles
subtype: stratum_granulosum__stratumgranulosum the layer of epidermis just under the stratum corneum or (on the palms and soles) just under the stratum lucidum; contains cells (with visible granules) that die and move to the surface
subtype: stratum_germinativum__stratumgerminativum__stratum_basale__stratumbasale__malpighian_layer__rete_Malpighii the innermost layer of the epidermis
subtype: dermis__corium__derma the deep vascular inner layer of the skin
subtype: cambium the inner layer of the periosteum
subtype: paries__wall (anatomy) a layer (a lining or membrane) that encloses a structure; "stomach walls"
subtype: abdominal_wall__abdominalwall a wall of the abdomen
subtype: substratum__substrate any stratum lying underneath another
subtype: horizon a specific layer or stratum of soil or subsoil in a vertical cross section of land
subtype: soil_horizon a layer in a soil profile
subtype: A-horizon__A_horizon the top layer of a soil profile; usually contains humus
subtype: B-horizon__B_horizon immediately below the A-horizon; contains deposits of organic matter leached from surface soils
subtype: C-horizon__C_horizon beneath the B-horizon and above the bedrock; consisting of weathered rock
subtype: geological_horizon a layer of rock with a particular composition (especially of fossils); for dating the stratum
subtype: seam.stratum__bed a stratum of ore or coal thick enough to be mined with profit; "he worked in the coal beds"
subtype: coal_seam a seam of coal
subtype: bed.stratum (geology) a stratum of rock (especially sedimentary rock); "they found a bed of standstone"
subtype: ore_bed__orebed a stratum of ore
subtype: asthenosphere the lower layer of the crust
subtype: chromosphere a gaseous layer of the sun's atmosphere (extending from the photosphere to the corona) that is visible during a total eclipse of the sun
subtype: Earth's_crust__crust the outer layer of the Earth
subtype: horst a ridge of the earth's crust that has been forced upward between two faults and so is higher than the surrounding land
subtype: exosphere the outermost atmospheric layer
subtype: hydrosphere the watery layer of the earth's surface; includes water vapor
subtype: lithosphere__geosphere the solid part of the earth
subtype: plate.lithosphere a rigid layer of the lithosphere that is believed to drift slowly
subtype: lower_mantle__lowermantle the deeper part of the mantle
subtype: mantle.layer the layer of the earth between the crust and the core
subtype: mesosphere the atmospheric layer between the stratosphere and the thermosphere
subtype: ozone_layer__ozonelayer__ozonosphere a layer in the stratosphere (at approximately 20 miles) that contains a concentration of ozone sufficient to block most ultraviolet radiation from the sun
subtype: stratosphere the atmospheric layer between the troposphere and the mesosphere
subtype: Earth's_surface__surface the outermost level of the land or sea; "earthquakes originate far below the surface"; "three quarters of the Earth's surface is covered by water"
subtype: floor.Earth's_surface the bottom surface of any a cave or lake etc.
subtype: thermosphere the atmospheric layer between the mesosphere and the exosphere
subtype: tropopause the region of discontinuity between the troposphere and the stratosphere
subtype: troposphere the lowest atmospheric layer; from 4 to 11 miles high (depending on latitude)
subtype: upper_mantle__uppermantle the upper part of the mantle
subtype: snow a layer of snowflakes (white crystals of frozen water) covering the ground
subtype: corn_snow granular snow formed by alternate thawing and freezing
subtype: game_line__line in games or sports; a mark indicating positions or bounds of the playing area
subtype: balkline__baulk_line__baulkline__string_line line across a billiard table behind which the cue balls are placed at the start of a game
subtype: finishing_line__finishingline__finish_line a line indicating the location of the finish of a race
subtype: foul_line lines through 1st and 3rd base indicating the boundaries of a baseball field
subtype: bowling_foul_line__foul_line a line across a bowling alley that a bowler must not cross
subtype: basketball_foul_line__foul_line a line from which basketball players take penalty shots
subtype: baseball_baseline__baseline the lines a baseball player must follow while running the bases
subtype: tennis_baseline__baseline the back line at each end of a tennis court
subtype: goal_line a line marking each end of the playing field or pitch; where the goals stand
subtype: red_line__redline a line that is colored red bisects an ice hockey rink
subtype: scrimmage_line__scrimmageline__line_of_scrimmage line parallel to the goal lines where football linesmen line up at the start of each play in American football; "the runner was tackled at the line of scrimmage"
subtype: out_of-bounds__sideline a line that marks the side boundary of a playing field
subtype: touchline either of the sidelines in soccer or Rugby
subtype: starting_line__start a line indicating the location of the start of a race
subtype: yardline in football; line parallel to the goal lines indicating position on the field
subtype: outside__exterior the region that is outside of something
subtype: outdoors__out-of-doors__open_air__open where the air is unconfined; "he wanted to get outdoors a little"; "the concert was held in the open air"; "camping in the open"
subtype: radius.region a circular region whose area is indicated by the length of its radius; "they located it within a radius of 2 miles"
subtype: side a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location; "they always sat on the right side of the church"; "he never left my side"
subtype: dockside the region adjacent to a boat dock
subtype: north_side__northside the side that is on the north
subtype: east_side the side that is on the east
subtype: west_side the side that is on the west
subtype: south_side__southside the side that is on the south
subtype: bedside space by the side of a bed (especially the bed of a sick or dying person); "the doctor stood at her bedside"
subtype: position_at_the_side_of_an_object__hand a position given by its location to the side of an object; "objections were voiced on every hand"
subtype: shipside the part of a wharf that is next to a ship
subtype: air.region the region above the ground; "her hand stopped in mid air"; "he threw the ball into the air"
subtype: vacuity__vacuum a region empty of matter
subtype: top the upper part of anything; "the mower cuts off the tops of the grass"; "the title should be written at the top of the first page"
subtype: chapiter__capital the upper part of a column that supports the entablature
subtype: masthead the head or top of a mast
subtype: crown.top the enamel covered part of a tooth above the gum
subtype: jacket_crown__jacket (dentistry) an artificial crown fitted over a broken or decayed tooth
subtype: head.top the top of something; "the head of the stairs"; "the head of the page"; "the head of the list"
subtype: treetop__capitulum the upper branches and leaves of a tree
subtype: zodiac.region a belt-shaped region in the heavens on either side to the ecliptic; divided into 12 constellations or signs for astrological purposes
subtype: sign_of_the_zodiac__sign__mansion__house__planetary_house__planetaryhouse one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided
instance: Aries_the_Ram__Aries Taurus_the_Bull__Taurus Gemini_the_Twins__Gemini Cancer_the_Crab__Cancer Leo_the_Lion__Leo Virgo_the_Virgin__Virgo Libra_the_Balance__Libra__Libra_the_Scales Scorpio_the_Scorpion__Scorpio Sagittarius_the_Archer__Sagittarius Capricorn__Capricon_the_Goat Aquarius_the_Water_Bearer__Aquarius__Water_Bearer Pisces_the_Fishes__Pisces
subtype: black_hole__blackhole a region of space resulting from the collapse of a star; extremely high gravitational field
subtype: mare__maria a dark region of considerable extent on the surface of the moon
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