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See atmosphère

English

Etymology

From atmosphaera, from atmos + sphaera.

Pronunciation


Noun

  1. The gases surrounding the Earth or any astronomical body.
  2. The air in a particular place.
  3. The mood or feeling in a situation.


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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Atmosphere \At"mos*phere\, n. [Gr. ? vapor (akin to Skr.
[=a]tman breath, soul, G. athem breath) + ? sphere: cf. F.
atmosph[`e]re. See Sphere.]
1. (Physics)
(a) The whole mass of a["e]riform fluid surrounding the
earth; -- applied also to the gaseous envelope of any
celestial orb, or other body; as, the atmosphere of
Mars.
(b) Any gaseous envelope or medium.
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An atmosphere of cold oxygen. --Miller.
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2. A supposed medium around various bodies; as, electrical
atmosphere, a medium formerly supposed to surround
electrical bodies. --Franklin.
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3. The pressure or weight of the air at the sea level, on a
unit of surface, or about 14.7 lbs. to the sq. inch.
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Hydrogen was liquefied under a pressure of 650
atmospheres. --Lubbock.
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4. Any surrounding or pervading influence or condition.
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The chillest of social atmospheres. --Hawthorne.
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5. The portion of air in any locality, or affected by a
special physical or sanitary condition; as, the atmosphere
of the room; a moist or noxious atmosphere.
[1913 Webster] Atmospheric
WordNet atmosphere
n 1: a particular environment or surrounding influence; "there
was an atmosphere of excitement" [syn: ambiance, ambience]
2: a unit of pressure: the pressure that will support a column
of mercury 760 mm high at sea level and 0 degrees
centigrade [syn: standard atmosphere, atm, {standard
pressure}]
3: the mass of air surrounding the Earth; "there was great heat
as the comet entered the atmosphere"; "it was exposed to
the air" [syn: air]
4: the weather or climate at some place; "the atmosphere was
thick with fog" [syn: atmospheric state]
5: the envelope of gases surrounding any celestial body
6: a distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or
thing; "an air of mystery"; "the house had a neglected
air"; "an atmosphere of defeat pervaded the candidate's
headquarters"; "the place had an aura of romance" [syn: air,
aura]
Moby Dictionary
action
, aerial , aerodynamics , aerosphere , air , ambience , ambient ,
anagnorisis
, angle , architectonics , architecture , argument ,
arrangement
, atmospheric , aura , background , balance , biosphere ,
brushwork
, catastrophe , character , characteristic ,
characterization
, climate , color , complication , composition ,
continuity
, contrivance , denouement , design , development , device ,
draftsmanship
, ecosphere , episode , fable , falling action , feel ,
feeling
, flavor , fluid , gas , gaseous envelope , gimmick , grouping ,
halogen gas
, impression , incident , individuality , inert gas , lift ,
line
, local color , medium , milieu , mise-en-scene , mood , motif ,
movement
, mythos , noosphere , note , overtone , painterliness ,
peculiarity
, peripeteia , perspective , plan , plot , pneumatic ,
pneumatics
, property , quality , recognition , rising action , scheme ,
secondary plot
, semblance , sense , shading , shadow , slant , spirit ,
story
, structure , subject , subplot , suggestion , surroundings ,
switch
, technique , thematic development , theme , tone , topic ,
treatment
, twist , undertone , values , welkin


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