air mass
UK/ˈɛː mas/US/ɛəɹ mæs/
air mass noun: a widespread body of air, the properties of which can be identified as: (a) having been established while that air was situated over a particular region of the Earth's surface (airmass source region) and (b) undergoing specific modifications while in transit away from the source region. An air mass is often defined as a widespread body of air that is approximately homogeneous in its horizontal extent, particularly with reference to temperature and moisture distribution; in addition, the vertical temperature and moisture variations are approximately the same over its horizontal extent.
Noun
air mass (plural air masses)
- a widespread body of air, the properties of which can be identified as: (a) having been established while that air was situated over a particular region of the Earth's surface (airmass source region) and (b) undergoing specific modifications while in transit away from the source region. An air mass is often defined as a widespread body of air that is approximately homogeneous in its horizontal extent, particularly with reference to temperature and moisture distribution; in addition, the vertical temperature and moisture variations are approximately the same over its horizontal extent.
- The amount of air through which light from a celestial object passes, normalized to 1 for an object at zenith.
- Unfortunately, the extinction is very sensitive to the airmass[…]2007, Th. Ratzka et al., “High spatial resolution mid-infrared observations of the low-mass young star TW Hydrae”, in Astronomy and Astrophysics, volume 471, →DOI
air mass meaning in Tamil, Marathi, Bengali and Malay
air mass in Tamil
- வளிப்பகுதி
air mass in Marathi
- air mass, weather, climate
- हवा havā
air mass in Bengali
- একটি নির্দিষ্ট পরিমাণ বায়ু
air mass in Malay
- a body of air with uniform characteristics
- jisim udara
More languagesFewer languages
- air mass in Indonesian
- massa udara
Forms of air mass
| plural | air masses |
|---|---|
| alternative form | airmass |
Origin of air mass
From air + mass. Perhaps a calque of German Luftmasse.
Questions about air mass
- What does air mass mean?
- Air mass means a widespread body of air, the properties of which can be identified as: (a) having been established while that air was situated over a particular region of the Earth's surface (airmass source region) and (b) undergoing specific modifications while in transit away from the source region. An air mass is often defined as a widespread body of air that is approximately homogeneous in its horizontal extent, particularly with reference to temperature and moisture distribution; in addition, the vertical temperature and moisture variations are approximately the same over its horizontal extent.
- What is air mass in Tamil?
- Air mass in Tamil is வளிப்பகுதி. See Air mass meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is air mass?
- Air mass is a noun.
- How do you pronounce air mass?
- Air mass is pronounced /ˈɛː mas/ (UK).
- What is the plural of air mass?
- The plural of air mass is air masses.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: air mass (page history and authors); air mass (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); हवा (Marathi) (page history and authors); air mass (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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