| NOUN | state | atmosphere, ambiance, ambience | a particular environment or surrounding influence |
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| quantity | atmosphere, standard atmosphere, atm, standard pressure | a unit of pressure | |
| location | atmosphere, air | the mass of air surrounding the Earth | |
| state | atmosphere, atmospheric state | the weather or climate at some place | |
| object | atmosphere | the envelope of gases surrounding any celestial body | |
| attribute | atmosphere, air, aura | a distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing |
| Sounds | ae'tmahsfih.r | |
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| Rhymes | acyclovir ... zaire / Zaire: 93 rhymes with ihr... | |
| Meaning | A particular environment or surrounding influence. | |
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| Example | "there was an atmosphere of excitement" | |
| Synonyms | ambiance, ambience | |
| Narrower | genius loci | The special atmosphere of a place |
| gloom, gloominess, glumness | An atmosphere of depression and melancholy | |
| miasma, miasm | An unwholesome atmosphere | |
| spirit, tone, feel, feeling, flavor, flavour, look, smell | The general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people | |
| Broader | condition, status | A state at a particular time |
| Spanish | ambiente, atmosfera, atmósfera | |
| Catalan | ambient, atmosfera | |
| Meaning | A unit of pressure: the pressure that will support a column of mercury 760 mm high at sea level and 0 degrees centigrade. | |
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| Synonyms | standard atmosphere, atm, standard pressure | |
| Narrower | STP, s.t.p. | standard ... / standard temperature and pressure |
| Broader | pressure unit | A unit measuring force per unit area |
| Spanish | atm | |
| Catalan | atm, atmosfera | |
| Meaning | The mass of air surrounding the Earth. | |
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| Example | "there was great heat as the comet entered the atmosphere" | |
| Synonym | air | |
| Part of | Earth, earth, world, globe | The 3rd planet from the sun |
| Parts | airspace, air space | The space in the atmosphere immediately above the earth |
| ionosphere | The outer region of the Earth's atmosphere | |
| Narrower | airspace | The atmosphere above a nation that is deemed to be under its jurisdiction |
| Broader | region, part | The extended spatial location of something |
| Spanish | aire, atmosfera, atmósfera | |
| Catalan | aire, atmosfera | |
| Adjectives | atmospheric, atmospherical | relating to or located in the atmosphere |
| Meaning | The weather or climate at some place. | |
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| Example | "the atmosphere was thick with fog" | |
| Synonym | atmospheric state | |
| Narrower | air mass | A large body of air with uniform / uniform characteristics / characteristics horizontally |
| anticyclone | (meteorology) winds spiraling outward from a high pressure center | |
| cyclone | (meteorology) rapid inward circulation of air masses about a low pressure center | |
| fog, fogginess, murk, murkiness | An atmosphere in which visibility is reduced because of a cloud of some substance | |
| Broader | weather, weather condition, conditions, atmospheric condition | The atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation |
| Spanish | ambiente, atmosfera, atmósfera, clima, estado atmosférico | |
| Catalan | ambient, atmosfera, estat atmosfèric | |
| Adjectives | atmospheric | relating to or located in the atmosphere |
| Meaning | The envelope of gases surrounding any celestial body. | |
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| Parts | exosphere | The outermost atmospheric layer |
| mesosphere | The atmospheric layer between the stratosphere and the thermosphere | |
| stratosphere | The atmospheric layer between the troposphere and the mesosphere | |
| thermosphere | The atmospheric layer between the mesosphere and the exosphere | |
| troposphere | The lowest atmospheric layer | |
| Narrower | sky | The atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth |
| Broader | gas | A fluid in the gaseous state having neither independent shape nor volume and being able to expand indefinitely |
| Spanish | aire, atmosfera, atmósfera | |
| Catalan | atmosfera | |
| Adjectives | atmospheric, atmospherical | relating to or located in the atmosphere |
| Meaning | A distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing. | |
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| Example | "an atmosphere of defeat pervaded the candidate's headquarters" | |
| Synonyms | air, aura | |
| Narrower | mystique | An aura of heightened value or interest or meaning surrounding a person or thing |
| note | A characteristic emotional quality | |
| vibration, vibe | A distinctive emotional aura experienced instinctively | |
| Broader | quality | An essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone |
| Spanish | aire, aura | |
| Catalan | aire, aura | |
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