What Is The Meaning Of The Word Environment
en·half dozen·ron·ment
(ĕn-vī′rən-mənt, -vī′ərn-)n.
1.
a. The totality of the natural world, often excluding humans: "Applied science, of class, lies at the middle of human being's relationship with the environs" (Marker Hertsgaard).
b. A subset of the natural world; an ecosystem: the littoral environment.
c. The combination of external physical conditions that affect and influence the growth, development, beliefs, and survival of organisms: "Conditions in a lion's environment ... tin bulldoze it to chase people" (Philip Caputo).
d. The complex of social and cultural conditions affecting the nature of an private person or community.
2. The full general set up of conditions or circumstances: a terrible surround for doing business.
3. Computers
a. The entire set of weather under which one operates a computer, equally information technology relates to the hardware, operating platform, or operating arrangement.
b. An area of a computer's memory used by the operating system and some programs to shop certain variables to which they need frequent access.
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surroundings
(ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt)n
i. external atmospheric condition or surroundings, esp those in which people live or work
2. (Biology) ecology the external environment in which a plant or animal lives, which tend to influence its development and behaviour
3. the state of beingness environed; encirclement
4. (Computer Science) computing an operating system, programme, or integrated suite of programs that provides all the facilities necessary for a particular application: a discussion-processing surroundings.
enˌvironˈmental adj
enˌvironˈmentally adv
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en•vi•ron•ment
(ɛnˈvaɪ rən mənt, -ˈvaɪ ərn-)n.
1. the aggregate of surrounding things, conditions, or influences; surroundings; milieu.
2. the air, water, minerals, organisms, and all other external factors surrounding and affecting a given organism at any time.
3. the social and cultural forces that shape the life of a person or a population.
4. the hardware or software configuration of a estimator system.
[1825–30]
en•six`ron•men′tal, adj.
en•vi`ron•men′tal•ly, adv.
syn: environment, milieu, ambiance, setting refer to the objects, conditions, or circumstances that influence the life of an individual or community. environment may refer to physical or to social and cultural surroundings: an surroundings of grinding poverty. milieu, encountered most oftentimes in literary writing, refers to intangible surroundings: a milieu of artistic innovation. ambiance applies to the mood or tone of the surroundings: an ambiance of ease and elegance. setting tends to highlight the person or thing surrounded past or set against a background: a lovely setting for a wedding.
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en·vi·ron·ment
(ĕn-vī′rən-mənt)All of the concrete, chemical, and biological conditions that together act on an organism or an ecological community and influence its growth and development. Soil, air, h2o, climate, plant and animal life, dissonance level, and pollution are all components of an environment. To survive, organisms must ofttimes suit to changes in their environments.
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Environment
the written report of the relationship of flowers to their environment. — anthoecologic, anthoecological, adj.
the study of the effects upon each other of environment and race. — anthroposociologic, anthroposociological, adj.
the study of an individual organism, or the species regarded collectively, in relation to surroundings. — autecologic, autecological, adj.
the study of the interrelation of plants and animals in their common environment. — bioecologist, due north.
ecology, Also bionomy. — bionomist, n. — bionomic, bionomical, adj.
ergonomics.
the transplanting of a found to a new environs.
devastation of the environment.
one. the co-operative of biological science that studies the human relationship of organisms and environments. Also called bionomics, bionomy.
2. the branch of sociology that studies the ecology spacing and interdependence of people and their institutions, every bit in rural or urban settings. — ecologist, oecologist, northward. — ecologie, oecologic, ecological, oecological, adj.
whatever area or region regarded as a unit for ecological observation and written report of the interrelationships between organisms and their environs.
a transitional area or zone between two different forms of vegetation, every bit between forest and apparently. — ecotonal, adj.
a type or subspecies of life that is especially well adjusted to a certain surround. — ecotypic, adj.
concern for and activity on behalf of the environment and its preservation. — environmentalist, n.
the report of the relation of human to the environment in which he works and the application of anatomical, physiological, psychological, and engineering knowledge to the issues involved. Besides called biotechnology. — ergonomic, adj.
a science concerned with improving the well-being of mankind through comeback of the surroundings. — euthenist, due north.
a combination of genetics and environmental that studies animal species and their environment. — genecologist, n. — genecologic, genecological, adj.
an instrument for measuring impurities in the air. — konimetric, adj.
the measurement of impurities in the air by means of a konimeter. — konimetric, adj.
the study of atmospheric dust and other impurities in the air, equally germs, pollen, etc., especially regarding their issue on establish and animate being life.
the study of fogs and smogs, especially those affecting air pollution levels.
(of lakes) the quality of containing a low accumulation of dissolved nutrient salts, thus supporting picayune institute or animate being life and having a high oxygen content owing to the low organic content. — oligotrophic, adj.
the branch of ecology that studies the human relationship of aboriginal plants and animals to their environments. — paleoecologic, palaeoecologic, paleoecological, palaeoecological, adj.
a person who is concerned with or active in the preservation of wildlife, historical sites, natural habitats, and other features of the environment.
the branch of ecology that studies the relationship between plant and brute communities and their environments. — synecologic, synecological, adj.
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Thesaurus Antonyms Related Words Synonyms Legend:
| Substantive | 1. |  environment - the totality of surrounding weather; "he longed for the comfortable environment of his living room"situation, country of affairs - the full general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time; "the nowadays international situation is dangerous"; "wondered how such a state of diplomacy had come virtually"; "eternal truths volition be neither true nor eternal unless they have fresh meaning for every new social situation"- Franklin D.Roosevelt circumstance, context, setting - the set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation or event; "the historical context" ecology - the environment every bit information technology relates to living organisms; "information technology changed the ecology of the island" scope, setting, background - the state of the environment in which a situation exists; "y'all can't practice that in a university setting" home - an environment offering affection and security; "home is where the heart is"; "he grew up in a skillful Christian habitation"; "there'due south no place like home" arena, domain, sphere, orbit, area, field - a particular environment or walk of life; "his social sphere is express"; "it was a airtight area of employment"; "he's out of my orbit" street - the streets of a city viewed as a depressed environment in which there is poverty and crime and prostitution and dereliction; "she tried to keep her children off the street" |
| 2. |  environment - the area in which something exists or lives; "the country--the flat agricultural surround"medium - the surrounding environment; "fish crave an aqueous medium" setting, scene - the context and environment in which something is set; "the perfect setting for a ghost story" element - the most favorable environment for a plant or creature; "water is the chemical element of fishes" habitat, dwelling house basis - the type of environment in which an organism or grouping commonly lives or occurs; "a marine habitat"; "he felt safe on his home grounds" melting pot - an environment in which many ideas and races are socially assimilated parts - the local environment; "he hasn't been seen around these parts in years" |
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environment
substantive
one. surroundings, setting, conditions, situation, medium, scene, circumstances, territory, background, temper, context, habitat, domain, milieu, locale The children were brought upwardly in completely unlike environments.
ii. habitat, home, surroundings, territory, terrain, locality, natural dwelling house the maintenance of a safety environment for marine mammals
the environs natural world, world, nature, creation, living earth persuading people to respect the surround
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environment
noun1. Existing environment that affect an activity:
3. The totality of surrounding weather condition and circumstances affecting growth or evolution:
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Translations
prostředí okolí
miljø omgivelser
ympäristö
okruženje ekosustav okolina
környék környezet
umhverfi
環境
환경
aplinka
vide
ambient clima climat ecosistem mediu
okolje
miljö natur omgivning ekosystem
สภาพแวดล้อม
môi trường
environment
[ɪnˈvaɪərənmənt] N
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
environment
[ɪnˈvaɪərənorthmənt] due north
(= physical world) the environment → l'environnement m Department of the Environment
(= social globe) → milieu m
a modify in sb's environs → un changement dans 50'environnement de qn
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Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
environment
[ɪnˈvaɪər/ənmənt] n → ambiente m
Department of the Environs (Brit) → Ministero dell'Ambiente
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environs
(inˈvaiərənmənt) noun(a set of) surrounding weather, especially those influencing evolution or growth. An unhappy dwelling house surround may drive a teenager to crime; We should protect the environs from destruction by mod chemicals etc. omgewing بيئَه околна среда ambiente prostředí die Umgebung, die Umwelt omgivelser; miljø περιβάλλον entorno, medio ambiente keskkond محیط ympäristö milieu, environnement סביבה पर्यावरण okoliš, okolina környezet lingkungan (náttúrlegt) umhverfi ambiente 環境 환경 aplinka vide persekitaran milieu omgivelser, miljø środowisko چاپېريال، محيط ambiente împrejurimi, mediu înconjurător окружение; окружающая среда životné prostredie okolje životna sredina miljö, levnadsförhållanden สภาพแวดล้อม çevre 環境 оточення; середовище ماحول môi trường 环境
enˌvironˈmental (-ˈmen-) adjectiveomgewings بيئي отнасящ се до околната среда ambiental týkající se prostředí Milieu-..., Umwelts-... miljømæssig; miljø- περιβαλλοντικός ambiental keskkonna- محیطی؛ وابسته به محیط ympäristöllinen du milieu סביבתי पर्यावरण सम्बन्धी okolišni, ekološki környezeti, környezetvédelmi mengenai lingkungan umhverfis- ambientale 環境の 환경의 aplinkos, ekologinis vides- berkaitan persekitaran milieu- miljø- środowiskowy جاپیریال ambiental ambiant, înconjurător относящийся к окружающей среде týkajúci sa prostredia ekološki vezan za životnu sredinu miljöbetingad, miljö- เกี่ยวกับสภาพแวดล้อม çevresel 環境的 такий, що стосується оточення, навколишнього середовища ماحولیاتی thuộc về môi trường 环境的
environˈmentalist substantivea person who wants to cease the damage being done to the environment by humans. omgewings(des)kundige, omgewingsbewaarder عالِم بيئَه човек борещ се за опазването на околната среда ambientalista ekolog der Umweltschützer miljøaktivist περιβαλλοντολόγος ecologista keskkonnaaktivist طرفدار حفظ محیط زیست ympäristönsuojelija environnementaliste écologiste שוֹחֵר אֵיכוּת הַסבִיבָה पर्यावरणविद aktivist za pitanja čovjekove sredine környezetvédő penggiat lingkungan ambientalista 環境保護論者 환경 보호주의자 ekologas, gamtosaugininkas apkārtējās vides []sargātājs pencinta alam sekitar ecologist, milieuactivist miljøvernforkjemper działacz na rzecz ochrony środowiska naturalnego د چاپيريال ساتنى طرفدار сторонник защиты окружающей среды ekológ, zástanca ochrany životného prostredia okoljevarstvenik borac za zaštitu životne sredine miljövårdare นักสิ่งแวดล้อม çevreci 環境保護論者 вчений-еколог ماحول کی ترقی کا خواہاں nhà môi trường học 环境保护论者，环境论者
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surround
→ بِيئَة prostředí miljø Umwelt περιβάλλον entorno, medio ambiente ympäristö environnement okruženje ambiente 環境 환경 omgeving miljø środowisko ambiente окружение miljö สภาพแวดล้อม çevre môi trường 环境Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
en·vi·ron·ment
n. ambiente, medio ambiente, entorno.
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environs
n (in full general) medio ambiente; (immediate surroundings) entorno, ambiente m; something in your environment ..algo en su entorno
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