air mass

A·ïr mass

A a

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ah-eer mas]
- /ˈɑ ɪər mæs/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ah-eer mas]
- /ˈɑ ɪər mæs/

Definitions of air mass words

noun air mass a large body of air having characteristics of temperature, moisture, and pressure that are approximately uniform horizontally 3
noun air mass a huge, uniform body of air having the properties of its place of origin 3
noun air mass a body of air covering a relatively wide area, exhibiting approximately uniform properties through any horizontal section. 1
noun air mass (meteorology) A particular volume of air, especially one having a roughly uniform temperature, pressure and water vapour content. 0

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Origin of air mass

First appearance:

before 1890

One of the 20% newest English words

First recorded in 1890-95

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Parts of speech for Air mass

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Air mass

air mass popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 53% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

air mass usage trend in Literature

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