at|mos|phere

at|mos|phere
at|mos|phere «AT muh sfihr», noun.
1. the air that surrounds the earth; the mass of gases that surrounds the earth and is held to it by the force of gravity.
2. the mass of gases that surrounds, or may surround, any heavenly body: »

The atmosphere of Venus is cloudy.

3. the air in any given place: »

Most cities no longer have a clear atmosphere. Our cellar has a damp atmosphere.

4. Figurative. mental or moral surroundings; surrounding influence: »

Nuns live in a religious atmosphere. Genius can only breathe freely in an atmosphere of freedom (John Stuart Mill).

5. Figurative. the coloring or feeling that pervades a work of art: »

music steeped in the atmosphere of old Vienna, the mysterious atmosphere of “Treasure Island.”

6. Physics. a unit of pressure equal to 14.7 pounds per square inch or 1033.2 grams per square centimeter. The pressure exerted by the air on the earth's surface at sea level is about one atmosphere. It is defined as the pressure that will support a column of mercury 760 millimeters high at 0 degrees centigrade (Celsius) at sea level. Abbr: atm.
╂[< New Latin atmosphaera < Greek atmós vapor + sphaîra sphere]
–at´mos|phere|less, adjective.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • ex|o|at|mos|phere — «EHK soh AT muh sfihr», noun. the outermost region of the earth s atmosphere; exosphere …   Useful english dictionary

  • phere — iso·di·a·phere; li·mos·phere; …   English syllables

  • at|mos|phil elements — «AT muh sfihl», oxygen, nitrogen, and carbon, the elements concentrated in the atmosphere according to the theory that the earth was formed from a cooling mass of hot gases. ╂[< atmos(phere) + phil] …   Useful english dictionary

  • limosphere — li·mos·phere …   English syllables

  • li — ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom; ab·o·li·tion·ism; ab·o·li·tion·ist; ab·o·li·tion·ize; acan·tho·ceph·a·li; acan·tho·li·mon; aceph·a·li·na; acet·y·li·za·tion; acho·li; ade·lo·spon·dy·li; ae·go·li·us; ae·o·li·an·ly; ae·tha·li·oid;… …   English syllables

  • 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • atmosphere — 1. Any gas surrounding a given body; a gaseous medium. 2. A unit of air pressure equal to 101.325 kPa. SEE ALSO: standard a., torr. [atmo + G. sphaira, sphere] a. absolute (ata) a …   Medical dictionary

  • atmosphere — at|mos|phere [ ætmə,sfır ] noun ** 1. ) count the air around the Earth or around another planet: Saturn s moon, Titan, has an atmosphere mainly made of nitrogen. the atmosphere (=the Earth s atmosphere): The burning of fossil fuels results in the …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • atmosphere — at•mos•phere [[t]ˈæt məsˌfɪər[/t]] n. 1) phs the gaseous envelope surrounding the earth or a heavenly body; the air 2) chem. any gaseous envelope or medium 3) phs a conventional unit of pressure, the normal pressure of the air at sea level, about …   From formal English to slang

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