air
15
9.9
- noun
- /ɛr/
- Archaic
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- Believe that everything, including spirit and mind, is composed of earth, air, fire, and water.
- earth and air
- fire and air
- water and air
So the four elements, earth, air, fire and water, right?
- So the four elements, earth, air, fire and water, right?
- Uh, water, earth, water, fire, air, and space. These are the five,
- And then we look at the breakdown of the elements, fire, Earth, air and water.
- And the ancient Greeks tended to look at those in terms of four elements, earth, air, fire and water.
- So it's, it is the combination of the basic elements of water, fire, air.
- The conventional wisdom was that all matter was made-up of water, earth, fire, and air.
- The alchemists were people who who believed in the idea of the four elements, earth, fire, air, and water.
- Like my body was part of Air and Space.
Examples
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The alchemists were people who who believed in the idea of the four elements, earth, fire, air, and water.
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And the ancient Greeks tended to look at those in terms of four elements, earth, air, fire and water.
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So the four elements, earth, air, fire and water, right?
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The first film used the four images of earth, air, fire, and water.
Academic text (1997) -
The notion of a universal composition was in the air: the heavens were made of the same stuff as the Earth.
Academic text (1993) -
The lion was, in fact, a king of the jinn, beings created by God from the air.
Fiction book (2002) -
Economists have made many efforts to quantify the damage caused by specific air pollutants or combinations of pollutants.
Academic text (1990) -
Oh, um, Costain wrote that fate was somehow related only to religion whereas Samuels felt that... well, fate was like a natural element, like earth, air, fire, and water.
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Vitruvius (On Architecture 1.4) is among the ancients who believed good air could be corrupted by the breath of marshland animals.
Academic text (2004) -
In ancient philosophy, the four elements included earth, air, fire, and water.
Idioms
Compounds
637
2.8
A branch of a country's military that uses planes to fight and protect the country
110
3.0
System that controls temperature and air movement inside buildings to keep people comfortable
- Specialized
30
4.2
Systems and weapons that protect a place from enemy aircraft or missiles
26
2.6
Harmful gases, smoke, and small particles in the air that can damage health or nature
- Specialized
19
6.3
A weapon launched from the ground or a ship to destroy aircraft in the sky
17
2.7
The part of the United States military that flies planes and defends the country in the air and space
14
3.3
A branch of the United States military that fights in the air and space
- Jargon
9
5.0
Military aircraft protect soldiers or ships from enemy attack during an operation
7
4.9
A government officer who travels as a passenger to protect people on planes from hijacking
- Specialized
5
5.6
A chamber that lets people move between places with different air pressure while preventing air mixing
5
4.2
A reserve force of civilian volunteers who support the United States Air Force in war and emergencies
- Specialized
5
2.8
A safety cushion inside a car that fills with air quickly during a crash to protect people
4
2.9
A branch of the United States military that uses planes and works in space to defend the country
- Archaic
4
6.8
A former part of the United States Army that flew military planes before the Air Force existed
- Specialized
3
3.4
A large area of air with about the same temperature, humidity, and pressure
2
3.9
A machine that pushes air to a higher pressure to power tools or inflate things
- Specialized
2
5.3
A weapon that one plane fires to destroy another plane in the air
- Specialized
2
4.7
Used from a plane to attack or send messages to targets on the ground
- US
1
6.2
A United States military medal given for brave or very good actions during flying missions
- Specialized
1
6.0
Bubbles of air in the blood that block blood flow and can cause serious harm
- Literature
1
7.4
Violent or angry actions by passengers on a plane because they feel stressed and frustrated
- Specialized
1
7.3
A weapon that sprays fuel into the air and then sets it on fire to make a very strong blast
Surface Forms
Etymology
The idea of air as a classical element comes from the same old Greek aēr that meant the breathable sky, so ancient writers called air one of the basic parts of the world.