AIR MASS

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A large body of air with uniform characteristics horizontally

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("air mass" is a kind of...):

atmosphere; atmospheric state (the weather or climate at some place)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "air mass"):

high (an air mass of higher than normal pressure)

depression; low (an air mass of lower pressure; often brings precipitation)