Slight change in ST_Area wording.

git-svn-id: http://svn.osgeo.org/postgis/trunk@4727 b70326c6-7e19-0410-871a-916f4a2858ee

diff --git a/doc/reference.xml b/doc/reference.xml
index c8b2664714086cda93a117c017bb9475291bc849..5b6ef5e7f90e2e17ae2d169284313dae6cab1527 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/reference.xml
+++ b/doc/reference.xml
@@ -8966,8 +8966,8 @@ FROM
                <refnamediv>
                  <refname>ST_Area</refname>
 
-                 <refpurpose>Returns the area of the geometry if it is a polygon or
-                               multi-polygon. For geometry type area is in SRID units.  For geography area is in square meters.</refpurpose>
+                 <refpurpose>Returns the area of the surface if it is a polygon or
+                               multi-polygon. For "geometry" type area is in SRID units.  For "geography" area is in square meters.</refpurpose>
                </refnamediv>
                <refsynopsisdiv>
                  <funcsynopsis>