microenvironments

noun

plural of microenvironment
as in environments

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  1. environments
  2. contexts
  3. climates
  4. milieus
  5. locations
  6. atmospheres
  7. settings
  8. habitats
Noun
  • Potential applications include autonomous drones, submarines and other vehicles operating in environments where satellite navigation is unreliable.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026
  • In contrast to the notion that good caregivers can survive in tough home environments, such caregivers leave home care because of minor things.
    — Colin Conner II, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of environments
Noun
  • So regenerative has to regenerate livelihoods and communities too, including decent work and supporting the women who do much of the labor in cotton in many contexts.
    — SJ Studio, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Blue and violet, the higher-energy ends of the spectrum identified by Cirrus Research, remain the least common in sleep contexts but round out the color menu as the category keeps expanding.
    — Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of contexts
Noun
  • These approaches are particularly suitable for small-scale operations in colder climates or areas where water is scarce, although some may require greater energy expenditure to operate cooling equipment.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Since very few larger organisms (worms and clams excepted) can live in mud, mud makes an excellent medium for studying past climates.
    — Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of climates
Noun
  • O’Farrell’s six preceding works generally depict more modern milieus; most are at least partially set in the 21 century.
    — Rachel Vorona Cote, Vulture, 2 June 2026
Definition of milieus
Noun
  • These locations support fabrication, thermal protection systems, tooling, logistics, and materials handling.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Google Photos can often identify objects and locations without requiring you to manually label every picture.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of locations
Noun
  • The successful application of the transmission strings method is an exciting step forward in the modelling of the atmospheres of the over 6,000 worlds in NASA's exoplanet catalog.
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 16 Oct. 2026
  • This cyan-pale blue is caused by hydrogen molecules colliding with helium atoms inside their ultra-dense atmospheres.
    — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of atmospheres
Noun
  • The meta-analysis found that some associations varied depending on whether passive social media use occurred in general settings or online groups.
    — Ashley Lynch, Sacbee.com, 15 Oct. 2026
  • The genre gave him considerably more freedom to invent architectural settings, mixing classical ruins, waterways, and figures into elaborate imaginary landscapes.
    — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of settings
Noun
  • Among the diverse habitats are a salt marsh that serves as a nursery for leopard sharks and bat rays as well as kelp forests frequented by harbor seals and wrasses.
    — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026
  • How Oyster Reef Restoration Projects Are Helping Despite the substantial decline in wild oyster populations, restoration efforts along the East Coast are helping rebuild these vital habitats.
    — Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of habitats
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