Also means
area
Usage Note
Fläche means a flat surface or a measured area, and underlies the compound Oberfläche ('surface' in the outer-layer sense). It is feminine, die Fläche, with plural Flächen. In geometry it is the standard word for 'area'.
Examples
"Die Fläche ist hundert Quadratmeter groß."
Natural Translation
The area is a hundred square metres.
Literal Translation
The area is hundred square-metres big.
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