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PRONUNCIATION OF AIR POCKET

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF AIR POCKET

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Air pocket is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES AIR POCKET MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Vertical draft

An updraft or downdraft is the vertical movement of air as a weather related phenomenon. One of two forces causes the air to move. Localized regions of warm or cool air will exhibit vertical movement. A mass of warm air will typically be less dense than the surrounding region, and so will rise until it reaches air that is either warmer or less dense than itself. The converse will occur for a mass of cool air, and is known as subsidence. This movement of large volumes of air, especially when regions of hot, wet air rise, can create large clouds, and is the main cause of thunderstorms. Drafts can also be created by low or high pressure regions. A low pressure region will attract air from the surrounding area, which will move towards the center and then rise, creating an updraft. A high pressure region will then attract air from the surrounding area, which will move towards the center and sink, creating a downdraft. Updrafts and downdrafts, along with wind shear in general, are a major contributor to airplane crashes during takeoff and landing in a thunderstorm. Extreme cases, known as downbursts and microbursts can be deadly and difficult to predict or observe.

Definition of air pocket in the English dictionary

The definition of air pocket in the dictionary is a localized region of low air density or a descending air current, causing an aircraft to suffer an abrupt decrease in height. Other definition of air pocket is any pocket of air that prevents the flow of a liquid or gas, as in a pipe.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE AIR POCKET

air letter
air marshal
air mass
air mattress
air mile
Air Miles
air miss
Air Officer
air pistol
air plant
air power
air pressure
air pump
air purifier
air quality
air rage
air raid
air rifle
air sac
air scoop

WORDS THAT END LIKE AIR POCKET

brocket
docket
electric socket
eye socket
hip pocket
in one´s pocket
in pocket
in the pocket
locket
out of pocket
patch pocket
pocket
rocket
sea rocket
skyrocket
socket
sprocket
ticket
vest pocket
vest-pocket
watch pocket

Synonyms and antonyms of air pocket in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «air pocket» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF AIR POCKET

Find out the translation of air pocket to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of air pocket from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «air pocket» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

气穴
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

bolsa de aire
570 millions of speakers

English

air pocket
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

हवा जेब
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

جيب هوائي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

воздуха карман
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

bolsa de ar
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বায়ুগহ্বর
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

poche d´air
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Poket udara
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Luftloch
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

エアポケット
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

공기 주머니
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kanthong udara
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

lổ hổng trong không khí
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

காற்று பாக்கெட்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

हवा खिसा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Hava cebi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sacca d´aria
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

kieszeń powietrza
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

повітря кишеню
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

buzunar de aer
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αέρα τσέπη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

lug sak
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

luftficka
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

luftlomme
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of air pocket

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «AIR POCKET»

The term «air pocket» is regularly used and occupies the 74.876 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «AIR POCKET» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about air pocket

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «AIR POCKET»

Discover the use of air pocket in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to air pocket and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Air Pocket
Poetry. AIR POCKET is Kimiko Hahn's first book, a collection rooted in the actual and emotional geography of California. "Kimiko Hahn is so good in so many different ways, it would be impossible not to wish her well"—Vijay Seshadri.
Kimiko Hahn, 1989
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Air Release, Air/Vacuum Valves and Combination Air Valves (M51)
An air pocket may reduce the flow of water in a pipeline by reducing the cross- sectional flow area of the pipeline and may, if the volume of the air pocket is sufficient, completely air bind the pipeline and stop the flow of water (Karassik, 2001).
AWWA Staff, 2001
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Centrifugal Pump User’s Guidebook
Depending on the ratio between the volume of air added and the volume carried away from the air pocket, this pocket may either increase in volume or remain unchanged. Occasionally, it decreases until it vanishes. In the first two cases, the  ...
S. Yedidiah, 1996
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The Role of the Physical Environment in Ancient Greek Seafaring
155 Air stability depends on the environmental or atmospheric lapse rate of the temperature of the atmosphere, and the adiabatic lapse rate of the temperature of any air pocket which is forced to rise through the atmosphere, as when vertically  ...
Jamie Morton, 2001
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Computational Methods in Multiphase Flow VII
Figures 2(a)—(c) demonstrate the pictures showing the sizes of air pocket in each photo with the air-pocket volume being changed from 1.0 ml to 10.0 ml in the horizontal pipe. From these three pictures taken from the top view, it can be found ...
C. A. Brebbia, P. Vorobieff, 2013
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Pipeline Design for Water Engineers
HYDRAULIC REMOVAL OF AIR Air trapped in a pipe and allowed to accumulate, will gradually increase the air pocket size. The water cross sectional area will therefore diminish and the velocity of the water will increase until at some stage, ...
D.J. Stephenson, 1989
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Modelling in Medicine and Biology
Several simulations were performed by the numerical model in order to optimise the design of the air pocket device of the new brace. Finally the best set of geometrical parameters fitting the technical specifications was the following: external ...
C. A. Brebbia, 2011
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Chemistry Connections: The Chemical Basis of Everyday Phenomena
This "air cell" is formed as an inner membrane separates from an outer membrane, and the air pocket is generally located at the larger end of the asymmetric egg. A close look at the shell of an egg reveals thousands''' of tiny pores through ...
Kerry K. Karukstis, Gerald R. Van Hecke, 2003
9
Quality Lesson Plans for Outdoor Education
If tipping over, roll out and under into the air pocket; this is the setup position for the tandem Capistrano flip (activity 3). This progression should only be done with canoes that contain enough flotation to afford an adequate air pocket. − Have a ...
Kevin Redmond, Andrew Foran, Sean Dwyer, 2010
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Architect's Illustrated Pocket Dictionary
2 an unwanted bubble of air trapped in pipework, inhibiting the flow of water or other fluids. air outlet see supply air terminal unit. air pocket see air void. air release valve, bleed valve, petcock; a valve for releasing unwanted air or other gases ...
Nikolas Davies, Erkki Jokiniemi, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «AIR POCKET»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term air pocket is used in the context of the following news items.
1
When the Night Erupts in Brilliance
There is a driveway, but it is more of an air pocket than an entrance, a steep dive down to a small log cabin that sits on a lake. The pure blue ... «Truth-Out, Jul 15»
2
20 Photos That Will Inspire You To Travel To Ethiopia Right Now
One false move and you can fall into an air pocket. The volcano is alive – you feel the heat, hear the roaring sounds, see the ash and sparks ... «Resource Magazine, Jul 15»
3
Rising Correlations With Greece In Graphs
If broader European stocks hit an air pocket next week in the face of the Greek referendum vote, broader European stocks could be pulled ... «Seeking Alpha, Jun 15»
4
Australia Post's future is no longer in the mail
QANTAS HITS A MINOR AIR POCKET. In its decision rejecting Jetstar Hong Kong's application to set itself up as a Hong Kong-based budget ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jun 15»
5
Portland driver recounts rescue from submerged car
Desperate, Mary Pline positioned herself in an air pocket and called 9-1-1 on her cell phone. Deputies from the Ionia County Sheriff's ... «WKAR, Jun 15»
6
Lascelles Puts Rate-Cut Odds in Canada Air-Pocket Economy at 35%
Canada's economy has hit a “significant air pocket,” he said. The Bank of Canada cut its overnight lending rate to 0.75 percent in January, ... «Bloomberg, Jun 15»
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Dissent or loose cannons: Why Ram Madhav, RK Singh, Kirti Azad …
By targeting Ansari, Madhav has not only embarrassed the government but has hit an air pocket in his own rise and growth trajectory within the ... «Firstpost, Jun 15»
8
Ionia Co. deputies pull woman from sinking car
The woman couldn't open a door or window but was able to call 911 and get to an air pocket in the back of the vehicle, he said. The deputies ... «Lansing State Journal, Jun 15»
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After the storm, flooded roads and wet basements remain
Sheriff Dale Miller said the woman couldn't open a door or window but was able to call 911 and get to an air pocket in the back of the vehicle. «Lansing State Journal, Jun 15»
10
Go-fast aerodynamics 101
With a splitter, a low-pressure air pocket is formed just in front of and beneath it, giving the faster-moving, high-pressure ambient air a clean, ... «TheChronicleHerald.ca, Jun 15»

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