a distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing | a connection between an electrical device and a large conducting body, such as the earth (which is taken to be at zero voltage) |
the mass of air surrounding the Earth | the concerns of this life as distinguished from heaven and the afterlife |
the envelope of gases surrounding any celestial body | the abode of mortals (as contrasted with Heaven or Hell) |
a unit of pressure: the pressure that will support a column of mercury 760 mm high at sea level and 0 degrees centigrade | the solid part of the earth's surface |
the weather or climate at some place | the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on |
a particular environment or surrounding influence | the loose soft material that makes up a large part of the land surface |
| once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles), associated with the humour black bile |