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air mass meaning in Tamil

வளிப்பகுதி

UK/ˈɛː mas/US/ɛəɹ mæs/

air mass in Tamil: வளிப்பகுதி. In English, 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.

Tamil words for air mass

வளிப்பகுதி

English meaning of air mass

  1. 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.
  2. noun The amount of air through which light from a celestial object passes, normalized to 1 for an object at zenith.

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Questions about air mass in Tamil

What is the meaning of air mass in Tamil?
Air mass in Tamil is வளிப்பகுதி.
air mass என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
Air mass: வளிப்பகுதி.
What does air mass mean in English?
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.

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Tamil words from Tamil Wiktionary: air mass (page history and authors). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: air mass (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Tamil words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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