environment
31environment — noun 1) the hospital environment Syn: situation, setting, milieu, background, backdrop, context, conditions, ambience, atmosphere 2) the impact of pesticides on the environment Syn: the natural world …
32environment — noun Date: 1827 1. the circumstances, objects, or conditions by which one is surrounded 2. a. the complex of physical, chemical, and biotic factors (as climate, soil, and living things) that act upon an organism or an ecological community and… …
33environment — noun /ɪnˈvaɪɹə(n)mɨnt,ɪnˈvaɪɚ(n)mɨnt/ a) The surroundings of, and influences on, a particular item of interest. That program uses the Microsoft Windows environment. b) The natural world or ecosystem. See Also: environ, environmentalist,… …
34environment — two meanings: most commonly the physical surroundings in which organisms live. also, any identifiable structure or set of conditions within which people operate e.g. the political environment …
35environment — See environment, environs …
36environment — en·vi·ron·ment s.m.inv. ES ingl. {{wmetafile0}} TS arte installazione multimediale e polimaterica, realizzata dall artista in uno spazio dato, che coinvolge l osservatore nell opera d arte {{line}} {{/line}} DATA: 2Є metà XX sec. ETIMO: ingl.… …
37environment — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Surrounding things or conditions Nouns 1. environment, encompassment, circumjacence, circumference; atmosphere, ambience, aura, medium, surroundings (see circumstance); environs, outposts, outskirts,… …
38Environment — En|vi|ron|ment [ɛn vaiərənmənt] das; s, s <aus engl. environment »Umgebung, Milieu« zu fr. environ »um herum«> Kunstform, die eine räumliche Situation durch Anordnung verschiedener Objekte u. Materialien (z. B. Sand, Blütenstaub) herstellt… …
39Environment — All the natural and living things around us. The earth, air, weather, plants, and animals all make up our environment …
40environment — noun 1》 the surroundings or conditions in which a person, animal, or plant lives or operates. ↘Computing the overall structure within which a user, computer, or program operates. 2》 (the environment) the natural world, especially as affected… …
