air
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- noun
- /ɛr/
- Archaic
- Believe that everything, including spirit and mind, is composed of earth, air, fire, and water.
- earth and air
- fire and air
- water and air
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Watch on YouTubeSo 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
472
2.8
A branch of a country's military that uses planes to fight and protect the country
152
3.0
System that controls temperature and air movement inside buildings to keep people comfortable
- Specialized
55
2.8
A safety cushion inside a car that fills with air quickly during a crash to protect people
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2.6
Harmful gases, smoke, and small particles in the air that can damage health or nature
- Specialized
27
4.2
Systems and weapons that protect a place from enemy aircraft or missiles
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3.3
A branch of the United States military that fights in the air and space
- Specialized
16
6.3
A weapon launched from the ground or a ship to destroy aircraft in the sky
- Specialized
14
5.6
A chamber that lets people move between places with different air pressure while preventing air mixing
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2.7
The part of the United States military that flies planes and defends the country in the air and space
- Archaic
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6.8
A former part of the United States Army that flew military planes before the Air Force existed
- Jargon
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5.0
Military aircraft protect soldiers or ships from enemy attack during an operation
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4.2
A reserve force of civilian volunteers who support the United States Air Force in war and emergencies
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4.9
A government officer who travels as a passenger to protect people on planes from hijacking
- Specialized
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3.4
A large area of air with about the same temperature, humidity, and pressure
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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
- Jargon
2
5.4
A unit of the United States Air Force larger than a squadron and smaller than a wing
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5.2
A small, highly trained group of British soldiers who do secret, dangerous missions
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.