surrounding air

collocation in English

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surrounding
adjective[before noun]
uk
/səˈraʊn.dɪŋ/us
/səˈraʊn.dɪŋ/
that is everywhere ...
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air
noun
uk
/eər/us
/er/
the mixture of gases that surrounds the earth and that ...
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(Definition ofsurroundingandairfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The location of the chemical source can be determined by detecting the traces of chemical released into thesurroundingair.
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As sunlight and thesurroundingairinteract with the surface of the model, its internal temperature does change in response to its environment.
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A finned tube is one having fins around its outer surface in order to maximize heat transfer to thesurroundingairby supplying a large surface area.
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Rayleigh first showed from a linearized stability analysis that neglectingsurroundingair, only axisymmetrical surface disturbances with wavelengths greater than the circumference of the jet would grow.
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Itssurroundingairmasses and oceans determine much of what happens in the southern hemisphere, the weather patterns, fisheries, land productivity and agriculture.
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Toxic components of vehicle exhausts are dispersed insurroundingair.
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Heavy insulation of underground cables has to be provided, whereas the insulation of overhead lines is provided free by thesurroundingair.
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It is better if industry does not emit into thesurroundingairnoxious fumes for all the residents around to suffer from, or noise or acid particles.
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Commonly, grilling heats thesurroundingairto cook food.
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The syrinx and sometimes asurroundingairsac resonate to sound waves that are made by membranes past which the bird forces air.
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The warmer air near the surface expands, becoming less dense than thesurroundingairmass.
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This changes thesurroundingairtemperature and could potentially impact on the stratospheric circulation, which in turn may impact the surface circulation.
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The mineral is deliquescent (absorbs moisture from thesurroundingair) and specimens must be stored in an airtight container.
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The airframe absorbs heat from thesurroundingair, the inlet shock cone at the front of the aircraft becoming the hottest part.
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During rains precipitation, the water droplets absorb and dissolve carbon dioxide from thesurroundingair.
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Sewer gas is typically denser than atmospheric gases and may accumulate in basements, but may eventually mix withsurroundingair.
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When the charges recombine, the electric discharge ionizes thesurroundingair, causing a flash of light.
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When taking off in an airplane, thesurroundingairpressure goes from higher (on the ground) to lower (in the sky).
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This, then, prevented an explosive backblast that might light thesurroundingair.
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It stops rising when it has cooled to the same temperature as thesurroundingair.
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