atmosphere
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atmosphere/ˈatməsfɪə(r)/
▶noun
- 1 the envelope of gases surrounding the earth or another planet.
■ the air in a particular place.
- 2 a pervading tone or mood.
■ a pleasurable and interesting or exciting mood.
- 3 Physics a unit of pressure equal to mean atmospheric pressure at sea level, 101,325 pascals (roughly 14.7 pounds per square inch).
– derivatives
atmospheric adjective,
atmospherical adjective (archaic),
atmospherically adverb.
atmospheric adjective,
atmospherical adjective (archaic),
atmospherically adverb.
– origin C17: from mod. L. atmosphaera, from Gk atmos ‘vapour’ + sphaira ‘globe’.
'atmosphere' also found in these Oxford entries:
advection
- aerial
- aerology
- aeronomy
- air
- airglow
- air plant
- ambience
- ambient
- atmospherics
- aura
- aurora
- background music
- bar
- biosphere
- bolide
- buzz
- buzzy
- carbon
- carbon cycle
- carbon-neutral
- carbon offsetting
- carbon sink
- cloud
- convivial
- cut
- cycle
- damp
- earth science
- electric
- electrical storm
- evapotranspiration
- exosphere
- extraterrestrial
- fallout
- flavour
- fog
- frowst
- frowsty
- fug
- gauge pressure
- genius loci
- global warming
- gothic novel
- greenhouse effect
- halo
- haze
- heat shield
- humid
