About The Word Atmosphere
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Atmosphere Definition And Meaning |
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What's The Definition Of Atmosphere?
[n] 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"
[n] the mass of air surrounding the Earth; "there was great heat as the comet entered the atmosphere" [n] the envelope of gases surrounding any celestial body [n] a unit of pressure: the pressure that will support a column of mercury 760 mm high at sea level and 0 degrees centigrade [n] the weather or climate at some place; "the atmosphere was thick with fog" [n] a particular environment or surrounding influence; "there was an atmosphere of excitement" Synonyms | Synonyms for Atmosphere: air | ambiance | ambience | atm | atmospheric state | aura | standard atmosphere | standard pressure Related Terms | Find terms related to Atmosphere: 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 See Also | air mass | airspace | anticyclone | atmospheric condition | condition | cyclone | Earth | exosphere | feel | feeling | flavor | flavour | fog | fogginess | gas | genius loci | globe | gloom | gloominess | glumness | ionosphere | look | mesosphere | miasma | murk | murkiness | mystique | note | part | pressure unit | quality | region | s.t.p. | smell | spirit | status | STP | stratosphere | thermosphere | tone | troposphere | vibes | vibrations | vibrations | weather | weather condition | world Atmosphere In Webster's Dictionary \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.
An atmosphere of cold oxygen. --Miller.
2. A supposed medium around various bodies; as, electrical
atmosphere, a medium formerly supposed to surround
electrical bodies. --Franklin.
3. The pressure or weight of the air at the sea level, on a
unit of surface, or about 14.7 Ibs. to the sq. inch.
Hydrogen was liquefied under a pressure of 650
atmospheres. --Lubbock.
4. Any surrounding or pervading influence or condition.
The chillest of social atmospheres. --Hawthorne.
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.
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