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Atmosphere Definition And Meaning
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.

Atmosphere Definition And Meaning

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"

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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