Air (disambiguation)
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Air is the name given to the Earth's atmosphere used in breathing and photosynthesis.
Air may also refer to:
Air may also refer to:
Music
- Air (music)Air (music)Air , a variant of the musical song form, is the name of various song-like vocal or instrumental compositions.-English lute ayres:...
, a song-like vocal or instrumental composition- Air on the G StringAir on the G StringThe "Air on the G String" is an adaptation by August Wilhelmj of the Air, the second movement from Johann Sebastian Bach's Orchestral Suite No...
, August Wilhelmj's adaptation of an air by Johann Sebastian Bach
- Air on the G String
- Air de courAir de courThe Air de cour was a popular type of secular vocal music in France in the very late Renaissance and early Baroque period, from about 1570 until around 1650...
, secular vocal music in France in the late Renaissance and early Baroque period - Associated Independent RecordingAssociated Independent RecordingAssociated Independent Recording , an independent recording company, was founded in London in 1965 by Beatles producer George Martin and his partner John Burgess after their departure from EMI....
(AIR), an audio recording facility based in London
Songs
- "A.I.R.", a song by Anthrax from Spreading the DiseaseSpreading the DiseaseSpreading the Disease is the second studio album by the American heavy metal band Anthrax. It was released on October 30, 1985 through Megaforce Worldwide/Island Records. It was the band's first album to feature vocalist Joey Belladonna and bassist Frank Bello.-Album information:The band produced...
- "Air", a song by Talking Heads from Fear of MusicFear of Music (album)Fear of Music is the third studio album by American New Wave band Talking Heads, released on 3 August 1979 on Sire Records. It was recorded at locations in New York City between April and May 1979 and was produced by the quartet and Brian Eno. The album entered the Billboard 200 in the United...
Albums
- Air (Cecil Taylor album)Air (Cecil Taylor album)Air is an album by Cecil Taylor recorded for the Candid label in October 1960. The album features performances by Taylor with Archie Shepp, Buell Neidlinger, Denis Charles and Sunny Murray on alternate takes of material released on The World of Cecil Taylor...
, 1960 - Air (Kym album)Air (Kym album)Air 空氣 is the first album released by Kym....
, 2005 - Air (Agua de Annique album), 2007
- Air (Andreas Vollenweider album), 2009
Artists
- Air (French band), a French electronic music duo
- Air (Japanese band)Air (Japanese band)AIR is a name under which Kurumatani Koji releases his songs. He started AIR two months after SPIRAL LIFE broke up in April 1996. His music is often an inspiration for other artists, and his work is noted for lyrics that take on social issues and politics and can be classified as alternative...
, a Japanese band - Air (jazz group)Air (jazz group)Air was a free jazz trio founded in 1971 by saxophone player Henry Threadgill, double bassist Fred Hopkins and drummer Steve McCall. They combined radical free improvisation with a strong sense of tune and equal emphasis on each instrument in the group....
, a jazz trio founded in 1971 - Air (1970s band)Air (1970s band)Air was an American jazz and rock band. Their self-titled debut album was released in 1971 on Embryo Records. The four core members were Tom Coppola, John Singer , Mark Rosengarden and Googie Coppola...
, 1970s American rock band - All India Radio (band)All India Radio (band)All India Radio are an Australian electronic band. The music is lo-fi, down tempo and instrumental. Part live band, part studio-based project, All India Radio have released nine albums:* The Inevitable * 002 * All India Radio...
, an Australian electronic band
Literature
- Air (comics)Air (comics)This article is about the American comicbook. For information about the manga with the same name, see Air .Air was an ongoing comic book series published by DC Comics as part of the Vertigo imprint. It was created by writer G. Willow Wilson and artist M. K. Perker.-Publication history:Air was an...
, a comic book series published by the Vertigo imprint of DC Comics - Air (novel)Air (novel)Air, also known as Air: Or, Have Not Have, is a 2005 novel by Geoff Ryman. It won the British Science Fiction Association Award, the James Tiptree, Jr. Award, and the Arthur C. Clarke Award, and was on the short list for the Philip K. Dick Award in 2004, the Nebula Award in 2005, and the John W...
, a 2005 novel by Geoff Ryman
Videogames
- Air (1977 video game), an air combat based mainframe computer game
- Air (visual novel), a 2000 Japanese visual novel
- Air (visual novel), a 2000 anime adaption
- Air (film)Air (film)Air is a 2005 Japanese animated drama film directed by Osamu Dezaki and written by Makoto Nakamura based on the visual novel Air by Key. Originally, the film was set for a release date in autumn 2004, but was delayed; the film finally premiered in Japanese theaters on February 5, 2005...
, a 2005 adaptation of the visual novel
- Art Is Resistance, an organization in the Year ZeroYear Zero (game)Year Zero is an alternate reality game based on the Nine Inch Nails concept album of the same name, its expected follow-up, and a possible accompanying film or television project...
Other
- "Air" (Stargate Universe)Air (Stargate Universe)"Air" is the three-part opening episode of the military science fiction television series Stargate Universe. The first two parts aired on Syfy in the United States on October 2, 2009, while the third part aired on October 9. In Canada, SPACE aired the first two in tandem with Syfy...
, series premiere of the television series Stargate Universe - Air/Love is destructive, the first half of The End of EvangelionThe End of Evangelionis a 1997 Japanese animated science fiction film written and directed by Hideaki Anno along with Kazuya Tsurumaki; it ended the anime releases in the Neon Genesis Evangelion franchise until the Rebuild of Evangelion tetralogy remakes were announced in 2006....
, a 19971997 in film-Events:* The original Star Wars trilogy's Special Editions are released.* Production begins on Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace.* Titanic becomes the first film to gross US$1,000,000,000 at the box office making it the highest grossing film in history until Avatar broke the record in 2010.*...
animeAnimeis the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons....
film. - Air (classical element)Air (classical element)Air is often seen as a universal power or pure substance. Its supposed fundamental importance to life can be seen in words such as aspire, inspire, perspire and spirit, all derived from the Latin spirare.-Greek and Roman tradition:...
- MacBook AirMacBook AirThe MacBook Air family is a line of Apple ultraportable Macintosh notebook computers.The first-generation MacBook Air was a 13.3"-only model, previously promoted as the World's Thinnest Notebook, introduced at the Macworld Conference & Expo on January 15, 2008. It featured a custom Intel Merom CPU...
, an Apple laptop - A range of boardsportBoardsportBoardsports are sports that are played with some sort of board as the primary equipment. These sports take place on a variety of terrain, from paved flat-ground and snow covered hills to water and air. Most boardsports are considered action sports or extreme sports, and thus often appeal to youth...
tricks consisting of jumps without rotation - Aïr MountainsAïr MountainsThe Aïr Mountains is a triangular massif, located in northern Niger, within the Sahara desert...
, a massif in northern Niger - The Sultanate of Aïr, or Sultanate of AgadezSultanate of AgadezThe Sultanate of Agadez is a traditional polity of the Aïr region centered in the city of Agadez, at the southern edge of the Sahara Desert in north central Niger. It was founded in 1449 by the Tuareg, then conquered by the Songhai Empire in 1500. After the defeat of Songhai in 1591, the sultanate...
, a monarchy in the Aïr Mountains between the fifteenth and nineteenth centuries - Air conditioningAir conditioningAn air conditioner is a home appliance, system, or mechanism designed to dehumidify and extract heat from an area. The cooling is done using a simple refrigeration cycle...
, any form of cooling, heating, ventilation or disinfection that modifies the condition of air - Air, a common colloquialism for a broadcastBroadcastingBroadcasting is the distribution of audio and video content to a dispersed audience via any audio visual medium. Receiving parties may include the general public or a relatively large subset of thereof...
- "Airs" above the ground, a term used in dressageDressageDressage is a competitive equestrian sport, defined by the International Equestrian Federation as "the highest expression of horse training." Competitions are held at all levels from amateur to the World Equestrian Games...
- Nickname of Michael JordanMichael JordanMichael Jeffrey Jordan is a former American professional basketball player, active entrepreneur, and majority owner of the Charlotte Bobcats...
, American basketball player- Air JordanAir JordanAir Jordan, also known simply as Jordans, are a brand of shoes and athletic apparel produced by Nike originally designed for and endorsed by NBA Hall of Famer and Six Time NBA Champion Michael Jordan. The Air Jordan line is now sold by the Jordan Brand subsidiary of Nike...
, a popular brand of basketball shoes promoted by Michael Jordan
- Air Jordan
- Nickname of Steve McNairSteve McNairStephen LaTreal McNair was an American football quarterback who spent the majority of his NFL career with the Tennessee Titans....
, American football player - Donna AirDonna AirDonna Air is an English television presenter, singer and actress.-Early life:As a former student of Gosforth High School, Donna attended the Drama School at First Act in Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne, where she was a pupil alongside Jill Halfpenny, Ant & Dec and Dale Meeks.-Television:She became...
, British actress - Air (roller coaster)Air (roller coaster)Air is a steel flying roller coaster located in the Forbidden Valley area of Alton Towers in Staffordshire, England. The ride was the first flying roller coaster designed by the Swiss manufacturers Bolliger & Mabillard...
, a flying roller coaster at Alton Towers theme park in the United Kingdom - Air-to-air rocketAir-to-air rocketAn air-to-air rocket or air interception rocket is an unguided projectile fired from aircraft to engage other flying targets. They were used briefly in World War I to engage enemy observation balloons and in and after World War II to engage enemy bombers...
or air interception rocket, an unguided projectile fired from aircraft to engage other flying targets - Airbles railway stationAirbles railway stationAirbles railway station serves the Airbles area of Motherwell, North Lanarkshire in Scotland. It is located near Fir Park stadium, home of Motherwell F.C.-History:The station was a new construction in 1989, on the Hamilton Circle....
(National Rail code), in Motherwell, Scotland - AIR (program)AIR (program)AIR is a program suite for volume-based image registration constructed by Roger P. Woods from UCLA School of Medicine....
, a program suite for medical image registration - AIR (nightclub)AIR (nightclub)AIR is a 2,000 capacity superclub located in Digbeth, Birmingham in England. AIR originally started out life as a spray shop for buses, when in 2000 the building was bought by Godskitchen and converted into a club, originally named CODE. In 2003, CODE had a complete refit and was renamed AIR, with...
, a 2000 capacity superclub located in Digbeth, Birmingham in the UK
Initialisms
- ABS-CBN International ReportABS-CBN International ReportABS-CBN International Report is a defunct international newscast of ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation....
, a defunct international newscast of ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation - Adelaide International RacewayAdelaide International RacewayThe Adelaide International Raceway is a permanent circuit owned by Australian Motorsport Club Limited under the auspices of the Bob Jane Corporation. It is located on Port Wakefield Road at Virginia, a small town just north of Adelaide, South Australia, and is round the corner from Speedway City...
, a permanent circuit owned by Australian Motorsport Club Limited under the auspices of the Bob Jane Corporation - Adobe Integrated RuntimeAdobe Integrated RuntimeAdobe Integrated Runtime, also known as Adobe AIR, is a cross-platform runtime environment developed by Adobe Systems for building Rich Internet Applications using Adobe Flash, Adobe Flex, HTML, and Ajax, that can be run as desktop applications or on mobile devices...
or Adobe AIR, a runtime environment for rich Internet applications - Air injection reactorAir injection reactorSecondary air injection is a vehicle emissions control strategy introduced in 1966, wherein fresh air is injected into the exhaust stream to allow for a fuller combustion of exhaust gases....
, a very early automobile emissions control system - AIR-X, USSR aircraft series by YakovlevYakovlevThe Yak Aircraft Corporation is a Russian aircraft designer and manufacturer...
, stands for Alexei Rykov, one of the communist leaders - All India RadioAll India RadioAll India Radio , officially known since 1956 as Akashvani , is the radio broadcaster of India and a division of Prasar Bharati. Established in 1936, it is the sister service of Prasar Bharati's Doordarshan, the national television broadcaster. All India Radio is one of the largest radio networks...
, radio broadcast service in India - Aminoimidazole ribotide
- Annals of Improbable ResearchAnnals of Improbable ResearchThe Annals of Improbable Research is a bi-monthly magazine devoted to scientific humor, in the form of a satirical take on the standard academic journal...
, a bi-monthly magazine devoted to scientific humour - Anterior interval releaseAnterior interval releaseAnterior interval release is a type of arthroscopic knee surgery performed to alleviate pain and associated symptoms caused by scar tissue accumulation in the anterior region of the knee, behind and under the knee cap , in a condition called arthrofibrosis...
, a type of arthroscopic knee surgery - Art International RadioArt International RadioAIR, Art International Radio is an online, non-profit cultural Internet radio station at ARTonAIR.org that is also home to the Clocktower Gallery...
, an arts-oriented radio station - Average issue readership, a statistic used by National Readership Survey to measure the readership of a magazine.http://www.nrs.co.uk/readership.html
- the New York Stock Exchange ticker symbol for AAR CorporationAAR CorporationAAR CORP. is an aviation support company. Founded in 1951, AAR provides a broad range of products and services to the aerospace and government/defense industries, with a nearly even split between them...
See also
- Aire (disambiguation)
- AIRS (disambiguation)
- Ayr (disambiguation)Ayr (disambiguation)-Places:* Ayr, a town in south-west Scotland** The River Ayr, on which the town stands*Ayr railway station* Point of Ayr, the northernmost point of mainland Wales* Ayr Mountains, alternative spelling of Aïr Mountains, Niger...
- AyreAyreAyre is one of six sheadings in the Isle of Man and consists of the parishes of Andreas, Bride and Lezayre.Ayre is also a House of Keys constituency, electing a single MHK....
, one of six sheadings in the Isle of Man ÉireÉireis the Irish name for the island of Ireland and the sovereign state of the same name.- Etymology :The modern Irish Éire evolved from the Old Irish word Ériu, which was the name of a Gaelic goddess. Ériu is generally believed to have been the matron goddess of Ireland, a goddess of sovereignty, or...