Air Mass Definition

noun
A large body of air with only small horizontal variations of temperature, pressure, and moisture.
American Heritage
A huge, uniform body of air having the properties of its place of origin.
Webster's New World

(meteorology) A particular volume of air, especially one having a roughly uniform temperature, pressure and water vapour content. [from 19th c.]

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Noun

Singular:
air mass
Plural:
air masses

Origin of Air Mass

  • From air + mass, perhaps a calque of German Luftmasse.

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