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Air

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Air is a name for the mixture of gases present in the Earth's atmosphere.


Compressed air is often used in scuba diving as a shallow water breathing gas and to inflate buoyancy devices. Compressed air is also used as a source of energy for pneumatic tools.


Air is one of the four classical elements, and is associated with many other concepts, such as the sword suit in the tarot. Air is considered to be both hot and wet, and according to Plato is associated with the octahedron. Air is also associated with the thought, intellect, and communication.


Classical Elements

Western
Air
Fire | Aether | Water
Earth
See also: Quintessence


Chinese
Metal (金) | Wood (木) | Earth (土) | Water (水) | Fire (火)


Air is a French electronic music duo.


Look up Air in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.

To air an audiovisual production means to broadcast it.


Air is also the name of a well-known renai game by Key. da:Luft de:Luft eo:Aero es:Aire fr:Air ko:대기 id:Udara he:אוויר la:Aer ms:Udara nl:Lucht ja:空気 pl:Powietrze pt:Ar ru:Воздушный газ simple:Air sl:Zrak zh:空气

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