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UK
/ɛnvˈaɪɹənmənt/
]
[ US /ɪnˈvaɪɹənmənt/ ]
[ US /ɪnˈvaɪɹənmənt/ ]
NOUN
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the totality of surrounding conditions
he longed for the comfortable environment of his living room -
the area in which something exists or lives
the country--the flat agricultural surround
How To Use environment In A Sentence
- Stink gases in sewage farm of oil refinery pollute environment and influence scent of people. Adsorbents can be used to deodorize the stink gases.
- It's soundproof and completely dark, and I go in there for a couple of hours at a time, You don't realize how much stress you carry around in your muscles and tissue until you lie in this completely buoyant environment.
- Have a cosmic awareness, an interest in ecology, environment, vegetarianism, or are very socially conscious.
- While the site focuses mainly on their environmental concerns, they're also up in arms about the Bush administration's general abuse and disregard for science - including the idea that abstinence is some kind of cureall. News from the House of Sticks -
- BRODY: They had to deal with that, and so they're reticent to a certain degree to kind of delve into some of the faith issues as it relates to the political environment, if you will, because they know that he can get a lot of backlash. CNN Transcript May 6, 2009
- Plans for the dam have been vetoed by the Environmental Protection Agency.
- Jobs 'mention that developers can begin submitting programs to the Mac App Store by next month made it clear that this, like the iPhone's App Store, will be a curated environment, subject to Apple's sole control. Apple updates: iLife '11, FaceTime on the Mac, Mac OS X Lion, Mac App Store, new MacBook Air models
- Moreover, for logistics companies there are considerable long-term questions over the economic and environmental sustainability of home delivery. Times, Sunday Times
- Objectionable pictures have been deemed to contribute to a hostile environment.
- Moreover, social values and structures have shown a remarkable ability to adapt to a rapidly changing environment.