rarefied air

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• rarefied air — praretintasis oras statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. rarefied air; thin air vok. verdünnte Luft, f rus. разрежённый воздух, m pranc. air raréfié, m …   Fizikos terminų žodynas

• air-bath — airˈ bath noun 1. Exposure of the body to air 2. An apparatus for the therapeutic application of compressed or rarefied air, or for drying substances in air • • • Main Entry: ↑air …   Useful english dictionary

• rarefied — [[t]re͟ərɪfaɪd[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n (disapproval) If you talk about the rarefied atmosphere of a place or institution, you are expressing your disapproval of it, because it has a special social or academic status that makes it very… …   English dictionary

• rarefied — rar|e|fied [ˈreərıfaıd US ˈrer ] adj [usually before noun] 1.) a rarefied place, organization, or type of activity is only available to or understood by a small group of people used to show disapproval ▪ the rarefied atmosphere of academia 2.)… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• rarefied — adjective 1 often humorous rarefied ideas, opinions etc can only be understood by, or only involve, one small group of people: the rarefied atmosphere of international diplomacy 2 rarefied air is the air in high places, which has less oxygen than …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• rarefied — rar|e|fied [ rerə,faıd ] adjective 1. ) intended for a small group of people who are especially intelligent, rich, powerful, etc. This word often shows that you think people like this believe they are better than ordinary people: a glimpse into… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• rarefied — UK [ˈreərɪfaɪd] / US [ˈrerəˌfaɪd] adjective 1) intended for a small group of people who are very intelligent, rich, powerful etc. This word often shows that you think people like this believe they are better than ordinary people a glimpse into… …   English dictionary

• Air (classical element) — In traditional cultures, air is often seen as a universal power or pure substance. Its fundamental importance to life can be seen in words such as spirit, inspire, expire, and aspire, all derived from the Latin spirare ( to breathe ). Greek and… …   Wikipedia

• air —   Ea, eaea, lewa.    ♦ Upper regions of the air, papa lani.    ♦ Rarefied air, ea māmā.    ♦ By air, ma ka mokulele …   English-Hawaiian dictionary

• air raréfié — praretintasis oras statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. rarefied air; thin air vok. verdünnte Luft, f rus. разрежённый воздух, m pranc. air raréfié, m …   Fizikos terminų žodynas

• air — n 1 Air, atmosphere, ether, ozone. Air designates the invisible mixture of gases which surrounds the earth and is the impalpable respirable substance essential to life {the air we breathe} or that substance mixed with or contaminated by other… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms