- ex|o|at|mos|phere
- ex|o|at|mos|phere «EHK soh AT muh sfihr», noun.the outermost region of the earth's atmosphere; exosphere.
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at´mos|phere|less — 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 … Useful english dictionary
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… … 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
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
limosphere — li·mos·phere … English syllables
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
