Air
Pronunciation: âr
| Noun | 1. |  air - 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" |
| 2. |  air - travel via aircraft; "air travel involves too much waiting in airports"; "if you've time to spare go by air"Synonyms: air travel, aviation | |
| 3. | air - the region above the ground; "her hand stopped in mid air"; "he threw the ball into the air" | |
| 4. |  air - 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"Synonyms: airwave | |
| 5. |  air - a slight wind (usually refreshing); "the breeze was cooled by the lake"; "as he waited he could feel the air on his neck" | |
| 6. | 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" Synonyms: aura, atmosphere | |
| 7. | air - the mass of air surrounding the Earth; "there was great heat as the comet entered the atmosphere"; "it was exposed to the air" Synonyms: atmosphere | |
| 8. |  air - a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence; "she was humming an air from Beethoven" | |
| 9. | air - once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles) | |
| Verb | 1. | air - expose to fresh air; "aerate your old sneakers" |
| 2. | air - be broadcast; "This show will air Saturdays at 2 P.M." | |
| 3. | air - broadcast over the airwaves, as in radio or television; "We cannot air this X-rated song" | |
| 4. | air - make public; "She aired her opinions on welfare" | |
| 5. | air - expose to warm or heated air, so as to dry; "Air linen" | |
| 6. | air - expose to cool or cold air so as to cool or freshen; "air the old winter clothes"; "air out the smoke-filled rooms" | |
| Adj. | 1. | air - relating to or characteristic of or occurring in the air; "air war"; "air safety"; "air travel" |
AIR. That fluid transparent substance which surrounds our globe.
2. No property can be had in the air it belongs equally to all men,
being indispensable to their existence. To poison or materially to change
the air, to the annoyance of the public, is a nuisance. Cro. Cr. 610; 2 Ld.
Raym 1163; I Burr. 333; 1 Str. 686 Hawk. B. 1, c. 75, s. 10; Dane's Ab.
Index h.t. But this must be understood with this qualification, that no one
has a right to use the air over another man's land, in such a manner as to
be injurious to him. See 4 Campb. 219; Bowy. Mod. Civ. Law, 62; 4 Bouv.
Inst. n. 36 1; Grot. Droit de la Guerre et de la Paix, liv. 2, c. 2, Sec. 3,
note, 3 et 4.
3. It is the right of the proprietor of an estate to enjoy the light
and air that will come to him, and, in general, no one has a right to
deprive him of them; but sometimes in building, a man opens windows over his
neighbor's ground, and the latter, desirous of building on his own ground,
necessarily stops the windows already built, and deprives the first builder
of light and air; this he has the right to do, unless the windows are
ancient lights, (q.v.) or the proprietor has acquired a right by grant or
prescription to have such windows open. See Crabb on R. P. Sec. 444 to 479
and Plan. Vide Nuisance.
| (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 |