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air [a]
 
1)relating to or characteristic of or occurring in the air; "air war"; "air safety"; "air travel"
    Synonyms :
    See Also: aerial  aerial  flying  land  sea 
 
air [n]
 
1)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"
    Synonyms :
    See Also: gas  air_current  aerate  activate  aerify  ar  atomic_number_36  atomic_number_10  atomic_number_7  atomic_number_8  atomic_number_54  breath  hot_air  liquid_air 
 
2)travel via aircraft; "air travel involves too much waiting in airports"; "if you've time to spare go by air"
    Synonyms :air_travel aviation 
    See Also: travel  flight  overfly  fly  red-eye  cruise  stooge  stall  stall  buzz  crab  aviate  fly_blind  fly_contact  solo  test_fly  jet  glide  kite  sailplane  power-dive  nosedive  crash-dive  chandelle  belly-land  crash_land  ditch  bring_down  deplane  emplane  peel_off 
 
3)the region above the ground; "her hand stopped in mid air"; "he threw the ball into the air"
    Synonyms :
    See Also: part 
 
4)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 
    See Also: medium 
 
5)a slight wind (usually refreshing); "the breeze was cooled by the lake"; "as he waited he could feel the air on his neck"
    Synonyms :breeze gentle_wind zephyr 
    See Also: air_current  breeze  sea_breeze  breath  light_air  light_breeze  gentle_breeze  moderate_breeze  fresh_breeze  strong_breeze 
 
6)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 :atmosphere aura 
    See Also: quality  mystique  note  vibrations 
 
7)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 
    See Also: part  earth  airspace  air_space  ionosphere 
 
8)a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence; "she was humming an air from Beethoven"
    Synonyms :line melodic_line melodic_phrase melody strain tune 
    See Also: music  melodise  fanfare  glissando  roulade  leitmotif  theme_song  signature  idea  part  musical_phrase 
 
9)once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles)
    Synonyms :
    See Also: element  archaicism 
 
air [v]
 
1)expose to fresh air; "aerate your old sneakers"
    Synonyms :aerate air_out 
    See Also: expose  aeration 
 
2)be broadcast; "This show will air Saturdays at 2 P.M."
    Synonyms :
    See Also: broadcast_medium  be_on 
 
3)broadcast over the airwaves, as in radio or television; "We cannot air this X-rated song"
    Synonyms :beam broadcast send transmit 
    See Also: broadcast_medium  transmission  sender  beam  broadcast  broadcast  broadcaster  satellite  sportscast  telecast  interrogate  rebroadcast 
 
4)make public; "She aired her opinions on welfare"
    Synonyms :bare publicise publicize 
    See Also: tell  publiciser  advertising  bulletin  bring_out  broadcast 
 
5)expose to warm or heated air, so as to dry; "Air linen"
    Synonyms :
    See Also: dry 
 
6)expose to cool or cold air so as to cool or freshen; "air the old winter clothes"; "air out the smoke-filled rooms"
    Synonyms :air_out vent ventilate 
    See Also: freshen  blowhole  ventilator  discharge 
 

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing: (http://www.foldoc.org/, Editor Denis Howe)

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

(1999-10-14)








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