air

Roget category 338

3. Words relating to matter
› 3.2. Inorganic matter
›› 3.2.2. Fluid matter

#338. Air

noun

air etc. (gas) 334 — common air, atmospheric air — atmosphere — aerosphere^†.
open air — sky, welkin — blue sky — cloud etc. 353.
weather, climate, rise and fall of the barometer, isobar.
[Science of air] aerology, aerometry^†, aeroscopy^†, aeroscopy^†, aerography^† — meteorology, climatology — pneumatics — eudioscope^†, baroscope^†, aeroscope^†, eudiometer^†, barometer, aerometer^† — aneroid, baroscope^† — weather gauge, weather glass, weather cock.
exposure to the air, exposure to the weather — ventilation — aerostation^†, aeronautics, aeronaut.

verb

air, ventilate, fan etc. (wind) 349.

adjective

containing air, flatulent, effervescent — windy etc. 349.
atmospheric, airy — aerial, aeriform^† — meteorological — weatherwise^†.

adverb

in the open air, a la belle etoile [Fr.], al fresco — sub jove dio [Lat.].

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