AIR : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: AIR	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
air n a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of; "air pollution"; "a smell of chemicals in the air"; "open a window and let in some air"; "I need some fresh air" the region above the ground; "her hand stopped in mid air"; "he threw the ball into the air" a distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing; "an air of mystery"; "the house had a neglected air"; "an atmosphere of defeat pervaded the candidate's headquarters"; "the place had an aura of romance" Synonym(s): air, aura, atmosphere a slight wind (usually refreshing); "the breeze was cooled by the lake"; "as he waited he could feel the air on his neck" Synonym(s): breeze, zephyr, gentle wind, air the mass of air surrounding the Earth; "there was great heat as the comet entered the atmosphere"; "it was exposed to the air" Synonym(s): atmosphere, air once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles) a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence; "she was humming an air from Beethoven" Synonym(s): tune, melody, air, strain, melodic line, line, melodic phrase medium for radio and television broadcasting; "the program was on the air from 9 til midnight"; "the president used the airwaves to take his message to the people" Synonym(s): air, airwave travel via aircraft; "air travel involves too much waiting in airports"; "if you've time to spare go by air" Synonym(s): air travel, aviation, air v expose to fresh air; "aerate your old sneakers" [syn: {air out}, air, aerate] be broadcast; "This show will air Saturdays at 2 P.M." broadcast over the airwaves, as in radio or television; "We cannot air this X-rated song" Synonym(s): air, send, broadcast, beam, transmit make public; "She aired her opinions on welfare" Synonym(s): publicize, publicise, air, bare expose to warm or heated air, so as to dry; "Air linen" expose to cool or cold air so as to cool or freshen; "air the old winter clothes"; "air out the smoke-filled rooms" Synonym(s): vent, ventilate, air out, air
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Air \Air\ ([acir]r), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Aired} ([acir]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Airing}.] [See {Air}, n., and cf. {A[eum]rate}.] 1. To expose to the air for the purpose of cooling, refreshing, or purifying; to ventilate; as, to air a room. It were good wisdom . . . that the jail were aired. --Bacon. Were you but riding forth to air yourself. --Shak. 2. To expose for the sake of public notice; to display ostentatiously; as, to air one's opinion. Airing a snowy hand and signet gem. --Tennyson. 3. To expose to heat, for the purpose of expelling dampness, or of warming; as, to air linen; to air liquors.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Air \Air\ ([acir]r), n. [OE. air, eir, F. air, L. a[89]r, fr. Gr. 'ah`r, air, mist, for 'a[digamma]hr, fr. root 'a[digamma] to blow, breathe, probably akin to E. wind. In sense 10 the French has taking a meaning fr. It. aria atmosphere, air, fr. the same Latin word; and in senses 11, 12, 13 the French meaning is either fr. L. aria, or due to confusion with F. aire, in an older sense of origin, descent. Cf. {A[89]ry}, {Debonair}, {Malaria}, {Wind}.] 1. The fluid which we breathe, and which surrounds the earth; the atmosphere. It is invisible, inodorous, insipid, transparent, compressible, elastic, and ponderable. Note: By the ancient philosophers, air was regarded as an element; but modern science has shown that it is essentially a mixture of oxygen and nitrogen, with a small amount of carbon dioxide, the average proportions being, by volume: oxygen, 20.96 per cent.; nitrogen, 79.00 per cent.; carbon dioxide, 0.04 per cent. These proportions are subject to a very slight variability. Air also always contains some vapor of water. 2. Symbolically: Something unsubstantial, light, or volatile. [bd]Charm ache with air.[b8] --Shak. He was still all air and fire. [Air and fire being the finer and quicker elements as opposed to earth and water.] --Macaulay . 3. A particular state of the atmosphere, as respects heat, cold, moisture, etc., or as affecting the sensations; as, a smoky air, a damp air, the morning air, etc. 4. Any a[89]riform body; a gas; as, oxygen was formerly called vital air. [Obs.] 5. Air in motion; a light breeze; a gentle wind. Let vernal airs through trembling osiers play. --Pope. 6. Odoriferous or contaminated air. 7. That which surrounds and influences. The keen, the wholesome air of poverty. --Wordsworth. 8. Utterance abroad; publicity; vent. You gave it air before me. --Dryden. 9. Intelligence; information. [Obs.] --Bacon. 10. (Mus.) (a) A musical idea, or motive, rhythmically developed in consecutive single tones, so as to form a symmetrical and balanced whole, which may be sung by a single voice to the stanzas of a hymn or song, or even to plain prose, or played upon an instrument; a melody; a tune; an aria. (b) In harmonized chorals, psalmody, part songs, etc., the part which bears the tune or melody -- in modern harmony usually the upper part -- is sometimes called the air. 11. The peculiar look, appearance, and bearing of a person; mien; demeanor; as, the air of a youth; a heavy air; a lofty air. [bd]His very air.[b8] --Shak. 12. Peculiar appearance; apparent character; semblance; manner; style. It was communicated with the air of a secret. --Pope. 12. pl. An artificial or affected manner; show of pride or vanity; haughtiness; as, it is said of a person, he puts on airs. --Thackeray.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
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} (1999-10-14)
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Air the atmosphere, as opposed to the higher regions of the sky (1 Thess. 4:17; Rev. 9:2; 16:17). This word occurs once as the rendering of the Hebrew _ruah_ (Job 41:16); elsewhere it is the rendering of _shamaiyim_, usually translated "heavens." The expression "to speak into the air" (1 Cor. 14:9) is a proverb denoting to speak in vain, as to "beat the air" (1 Cor. 9:26) denotes to labour in vain.