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air

Mixture of gases constituting the earth's atmosphere. Some gases occur in steady concentrations. The most important are molecular nitrogen (N₂), 78% by volume, and molecular oxygen (O₂), 21%. Small amounts of argon (Ar; 1.9%), neon (Ne), helium (He), methane (CH₄), krypton (Kr), hydrogen (H₂), nitrous oxide (N₂O), and xenon (Xe) are also present in almost constant proportions. Other gases occur in variable concentrations: water vapour (H₂O), ozone (O₃), carbon dioxide (CO₂), sulfur dioxide (SO₂), and nitrogen dioxide (NO₂). Air also contains trace amounts of ammonia and hydrogen sulfide. The variable constituents are important for maintaining life. Water vapour is the source for all forms of precipitation and is an important absorber and emitter of infrared radiation. Carbon dioxide is necessary for photosynthesis and is also an important absorber and emitter of infrared radiation. Ozone in the stratosphere (see ozone layer) is an effective absorber of ultraviolet radiation from the Sun but at ground-level is a corrosive pollutant and a major constituent of smog.

AIR

See Adobe AIR.

air

1. the mixture of gases that forms the earth's atmosphere. At sea level dry air has a density of 1.226 kilograms per cubic metre and consists of 78.08 per cent nitrogen, 20.95 per cent oxygen, 0.93 per cent argon, 0.03 per cent carbon dioxide, with smaller quantities of ozone and inert gases; water vapour varies between 0 and 4 per cent and in industrial areas sulphur gases may be present as pollutants

2. Music

a. a simple tune for either vocal or instrumental performance

b. another word for aria

3. Austral informal the height gained when getting airborne in surfing, snowboarding, etc

4. Astrology of or relating to a group of three signs of the zodiac, Gemini, Libra, and Aquarius

air [er]

(chemistry)

A predominantly mechanical mixture of a variety of individual gases forming the earth's enveloping atmosphere.

(mechanical engineering)

air-injection reactor

Air

Alarm (See WARNING.)

Aeolus

god of the winds. [Gk. Myth.: Zimmerman, 9]

Aether

god of whole atmosphere. [Gk. Myth.: Jobes, 42]

Aurae

winged nymphs of breezes. [Rom. Myth.: LLEI, I: 323]

Juno

in allegories of elements, personification of air. [Art: Hall, 128]

sylph

spirit inhabiting atmosphere in Rosicrucian philosophy. [Medieval Hist.: Brewer Dictionary, 1055]

(standard)

AIR - A future infrared standard from IrDA. AIR will provide in-room multipoint to multipoint connectivity. AIR supports a data rate of 4 Mbps at a distance of 4 metres, and 250 Kbps at up to 8 metres. It is designed for cordless connections to multiple peripherals and meeting room collaboration applications.

See also IrDA Data and IrDA Control

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