The aggregate of physical things, conditions, and influences surrounding and affecting an organism, object, or structure. For the branch of biology dealing with the relations and interactions between organisms and their habitat, use "ecology." For the earth's major animal and plant communities, use "biomes." For the concept of the perceived external world, including the forces at work in it and the nonhuman life inhabiting it, use "Nature."

environments(object groupings)　(P,,U,English-P,D,U,PN)
environment(object grouping)　(,U,English-NP,AD,U,SN)
setting(object grouping)　(,U,English-NP,UF,U,N)
milieu's(objectgroepen)　(P,,U,Dutch-P,D,U,U)
milieu(objectgroepen)　(,U,Dutch-NP,AD,U,U)
ambientes(grupo de objetos)　(P,,U,Spanish-P,D,U,PN)
ambiente(grupo de objetos)　(,U,Spanish-NP,AD,U,SN)
環境(物件群組)　(P,,U,Chinese (traditional)-P,D,,)
huan ching (P,,U,Chinese (transliterated Wade-Giles)-P,UF,U,U)
huán jìng (P,,U,Chinese (transliterated Hanyu Pinyin)-P,UF,U,U)
huan jing (P,,U,Chinese (transliterated Pinyin without tones)-P,UF,U,U)

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....Objects Facet
........Object Groupings and Systems (Hierarchy Name)
............<object groupings>
................<object groupings by specific context>
....................environments (object groupings)

distinguished from....	ecology
distinguished from....	Nature
field of study/practice is....	environmental design

Dutch....	Te gebruiken voor de verzameling van fysieke dingen, omstandigheden en invloeden die een organisme, voorwerp of structuur omgeven en beïnvloeden. Gebruik 'ecologie' voor de tak van de biologie die zich bezighoudt met de verbanden en wisselwerking tussen organismen en hun leefomgeving. Gebruik 'natuur' voor het idee van de externe wereld, inclusief de krachten die er op inwerken en het niet-menselijke leven dat er woont, en dat door mensen wordt gezien als gescheiden en onafhankelijk van henzelf, hun activiteiten en beschaving.
Spanish....	Úsese para los conglomerados de cosas, condiciones e influencias que rodean y afectan a un organismo, objeto o estructura. Para la rama de la biología que trata con las relaciones e interacciones entre organismos y su habitat, use "ecología". Para el concepto del mundo exterior, incluyendo las fuerzas que obran en él y la vida no humana que lo habita, percibidos por el ser humano como separados e independientes de ellos, sus actividades y civilización, use "naturaleza".
Chinese (traditional)....	實體物體、情況及影響力的集合總稱，圍繞在有機體、物體或結構周圍並具有影響力。生物學分支中，研究有機體與棲息地之間關係與互動的學科，稱為「生態學」。指稱地球上主要的動物與植物群集，請使用「生物群落」。若為外在世界的概念，包括外在世界內部的運作力量及棲息其中的動植物，則稱為「自然」。

environments(object groupings)............	[VP]
.................	Allaby, Dictionary of the Environment (1989) physical, chemical and biotic conditions surrounding a living organism.; environments
.................	Allaby, ed., Concise Oxford Dictionary of Botany (1992) the complete range of external conditions, phys. and biolog., in which an organism lives.; environments
.................	Muckelroy, Maritime Archaeology (1978) 160, wreck-sites and their environments.; environments
.................	National Association of Corrosion Engineers, Glossary of Terms (1988) environments
.................	Oxford English Dictionary (1989) environments
.................	Webster's Third New International Dictionary (1961) environments
.................	Random House Unabridged Dictionary (1993) environments
.................	Getty Vocabulary Program rules
environment(object grouping)............	[VP]
.................	CDMARC Subjects: LCSH (1988-) environment
.................	RIBA, Architectural Keywords (1982) environment
.................	RILA, Subject Headings (1975-1990) environment
.................	Avery Index (1963-) environment
.................	Getty Vocabulary Program rules
.................	BHA Subject Headings (1985-) environment
setting(object grouping)............	[VP]
.................	Brommelle et al, eds., Adhesives and Consolidents (1984)
.................	Oxford English Dictionary (1989)
.................	Webster's Third New International Dictionary (1961)
.................	Random House Unabridged Dictionary (1993)
.................	Candidate term AATA - 3/91
milieu's(objectgroepen)............	[Bureau AAT]
.................	AAT-Ned (1994-)
milieu(objectgroepen)............	[Bureau AAT]
.................	AAT-Ned (1994-)
ambientes(grupo de objetos)............	[CDBP-DIBAM]
.................	Comité, Plural del término en singular
ambiente(grupo de objetos)............	[CDBP-DIBAM]
.................	Moliner, Diccionario de uso del español (2004) I:160
環境(物件群組)............	[AS-Academia Sinica]
.................	朗文當代大辭典 517
.................	國家教育研究院－雙語詞彙、學術名詞暨辭書資訊網 May 21, 2010
.................	考古學：發現我們的過去 490
Subject:............	[Bureau AAT]
.................	CDMARC Subjects: LCSH (1988-) Ecology
.................	RILA, Subject Headings (1975-1990) Ecology
.................	BHA Subject Headings (1985-) landscape (environment)
.................	Van Dale groot woordenboek (1994)

Getty AAT: 300055325 Getty AAT: http://www.getty.edu/vow/AATFullDisplay?find=costume&logic=AND¬e=&subjectid=300055325
ASDC Union Catalog： environments 、environment 、setting 、milieu's 、milieu 、ambientes 、ambiente 、環境 、huan ching 、huán jìng 、huan jing