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en⋅vi⋅ron⋅ment
[en-vahy-ruh
n-muhnt, -vahy-ern-] 
–noun
| 1. | the aggregate of surrounding things, conditions, or influences; surroundings; milieu. |
| 2. | Ecology. 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. | Computers. the hardware or software configuration, or the mode of operation, of a computer system: In a time-sharing environment, transactions are processed as they occur. |
| 5. | an indoor or outdoor setting that is characterized by the presence of environmental art that is itself designed to be site-specific. |
Related forms:
en⋅vi⋅ron⋅men⋅tal, adjective
en⋅vi⋅ron⋅men⋅tal⋅ly, adverb
Synonyms:
1. locale, environs. Environment, milieu, ambiance, setting, surroundings all refer to what makes up the atmosphere or background against which someone or something is seen. Environment may refer either to actual physical surroundings or to social or cultural background factors: an environment of crime and grinding poverty. Milieu, encountered most often in literary writing, refers to intangible aspects of the environment: an exhilarating milieu of artistic ferment and innovation. Ambiance applies to the atmosphere of the surroundings, their mood or tone: an ambiance of ease and elegance. Setting suggests a background that sets something off: a perfect setting for the emerald. Surroundings alludes specifically to the physical aspects of the environment: awoke in strange surroundings; blend in with her surroundings.
1. locale, environs. Environment, milieu, ambiance, setting, surroundings all refer to what makes up the atmosphere or background against which someone or something is seen. Environment may refer either to actual physical surroundings or to social or cultural background factors: an environment of crime and grinding poverty. Milieu, encountered most often in literary writing, refers to intangible aspects of the environment: an exhilarating milieu of artistic ferment and innovation. Ambiance applies to the atmosphere of the surroundings, their mood or tone: an ambiance of ease and elegance. Setting suggests a background that sets something off: a perfect setting for the emerald. Surroundings alludes specifically to the physical aspects of the environment: awoke in strange surroundings; blend in with her surroundings.
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| en·vi·ron·ment (ěn-vī'rən-mənt, -vī'ərn-) n.
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Environment
En*vi"ron*ment\, n. [Cf. F. environnement.]1. Act of environing; state of being environed. 2. That which environs or surrounds; surrounding conditions, influences, or forces, by which living forms are influenced and modified in their growth and development. It is no friendly environment, this of thine. --Carlyle.
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Language Translation for : environment
Spanish:
entorno, medio ambiente,
German:
die Umgebung, die Umwelt,
Japanese:
環境
environment
1603, "state of being environed" (see environs); sense of "nature, conditions in which a person or thing lives" first recorded 1827 (used by Carlyle to render Ger. Umgebung); specialized ecology sense first recorded 1956. Environmentalism was coined 1923 as a psychological term (in the nature vs. nurture debate); the ecological sense is 1972 (environmentalist in this sense is attested from 1970).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: en·vi·ron·ment
Pronunciation: in-'vI-r&n-m&nt, -'vI(-&)rn-
Function: noun
1 : the complex of physical,chemical, and biotic factors (as climate, soil, and living things) that act upon an organism or an ecological community and ultimately determine its form and survival
2 : theaggregate of social and cultural conditions that influence the life of an individual or community —en·vi·ron·men·tal /-"vI-r&n-'ment-&l, -"vI(-&)rn-/ adjective —en·vi·ron·men·tal·ly /-&l-E/ adverb
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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environment en·vi·ron·ment (ěn-vī'rən-mənt, -vī'ərn-)
n.
The totality of circumstances surrounding an organism or group of organisms, especially the combination of external physical conditions that affect and influence the growth, development, and survival of organisms.
en·vi'ron·men'tal (-měn'tl) adj.
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| environment (ěn-vī'rən-mənt) Pronunciation Key
All of the biotic and abiotic factors that act on an organism, population, or ecological community and influence its survival and development. Biotic factors include the organisms themselves, their food, and their interactions. Abiotic factors include such items as sunlight, soil, air, water, climate, and pollution. Organisms respond to changes in their environment by evolutionary adaptations in form and behavior. |
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environment
environment variable
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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Environmental Pollution
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