English > atmospheric phenomenon: 1 sense > noun 1, phenomenon| Meaning | A physical phenomenon associated with the atmosphere. |
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| Narrower | afterglow | A glow sometimes seen in the sky after sunset |
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| air pocket, pocket, air hole | A local region of low pressure or descending air that causes a plane to lose height suddenly |
| atmospheric electricity | electrical discharges in the atmosphere |
| aurora | An atmospheric phenomenon consisting of bands of light caused by charged solar particles following the earth's magnetic lines of force |
| cloud | A visible mass of water or ice particles suspended at a considerable altitude |
| condensation, condensate | atmospheric moisture that has condensed because of cold |
| front | (meteorology) the atmospheric phenomenon created at the boundary between two different air masses |
| greenhouse effect, greenhouse warming | warming that results when solar radiation is trapped by the atmosphere |
| halo | A circle of light around the sun or moon |
| inversion | The layer of air near the earth is cooler than an overlying layer |
| meteor shower, meteor stream | A transient shower of meteors when a meteor swarm enters the earth's atmosphere |
| midnight sun | The sun visible at midnight (inside the Arctic or Antarctic Circles) |
| storm, violent storm | A violent weather condition with winds 64-72 knots (11 on the Beaufort scale) and precipitation and thunder and lightning |
| sunrise | atmospheric phenomena accompanying the daily appearance of the sun |
| sunset | atmospheric phenomena accompanying the daily disappearance of the sun |
| 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 |
| Broader | physical phenomenon | A natural phenomenon involving the physical properties of matter and energy |
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| Spanish | fenómeno atmosférico |
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| Catalan | fenomen atmosfèric |
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