air parcel

noun

An imaginary body of air to which may be assigned any or all of the basic dynamic and thermodynamic properties of atmospheric air. A parcel is large enough to contain a very great number of molecules, but small enough that the properties assigned to it are approximately uniform within it and so that its motions with respect to the surrounding atmosphere do not induce marked compensatory movements.

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Meanings

nounair parcel (plural air parcels)

plural air parcels

  1. climatologyAn imaginary body of air to which may be assigned any or all of the basic dynamic and thermodynamic properties of atmospheric air. A parcel is large enough to contain a very great number of molecules, but small enough that the properties assigned to it are approximately uniform within it and so that its motions with respect to the surrounding atmosphere do not induce marked compensatory movements.

Translations

Māori hau takiwā
  • hau takiwāa small imaginary body of air within an airmass but with slightly different characteristics to that of the surrounding air
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APA

air parcel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/air%20parcel

MLA

“air parcel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/air%20parcel. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “air parcel,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/air%20parcel.

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