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Meaning of atmosphere | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1 Frequent
ˈæt.məsˌfɪə(ɹ)

Definitions

  1. The gases surrounding the Earth or any astronomical body
  2. The distributed social media network of federated services using the AT Protocol.
    Internet
  3. The gases surrounding the Earth or any astronomical body.
    countable, uncountable
  4. The air in a particular place
  5. environment
  6. The air in a particular place.
    countable, uncountable
  7. the horizontal movement of elements of the atmosphere. Cf. convection. — advective, adj.
    adj
  8. The conditions (such as music, illumination etc.) that can influence the mood felt in an environment
  9. room (clarification of this definition is needed.)
  10. The conditions (such as music, illumination etc.) that can influence the mood felt in an environment.
    countable, figuratively, uncountable
  11. the branch of dynamics that studies the motions of air and other gases, especially with regard to bodies in motion in these substances. See also aviation. — aerodynamic, aerodynamical, adj.
  12. The apparent mood felt in an environment
  13. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
  14. The apparent mood felt in an environment.
    countable, figuratively, uncountable
  15. the branch of meteorology that studies and describes atmospheric conditions. — aerographer, n. — aerographic, aerographical, adj.
    n
  16. A unit of measurement for pressure equal to 101325 Pa (symbol: atm), approximately the atmospheric pressure at sea level
  17. third-person singular imperative
  18. the science of measuring properties of air; pneumatics. — aerometric, adj.
  19. A unit of measurement for pressure equal to 101325 Pa (symbol: atm), approximately the atmospheric pressure at sea level.
    countable, uncountable
  20. the region in the upper part of the earth’s atmosphere where the air is too thin for aircraft to operate properly.
  21. Extras in a scene who have no spoken lines.
    uncountable
  22. an abnormal dread of fresh air. — aerophobe, n.
    n
  23. perception by means of the air, said to be a function of the antennae of insects.
  24. Aeronautics. the area outside the atmosphere of the earth where manned flight is possible.
  25. the separation of gases which are equally diffusible. — atmolyzer, n.
    n
  26. a barometer which automatically records, on a rotating cylinder, any variation in atmospheric pressure; a self-recording aneroid.

Equivalents

Afrikaans atmosfeer
Azərbaycanca ab-hava atmosfer ovqat
Беларуская атмасфера
Català ambient atmosfera
Čeština atmosféra ovzduší
Dansk atmosfære
Deutsch Atmosphäre
Ελληνικά ατμόσφαιρα
Esperanto atmosfero etoso
Español aire ambiente ambiente atmósfera clima
Français ambiance atmosphère
ગુજરાતી વાતાવરણ
ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi lewa
Հայերեն մթնոլորտ
Bahasa Indonesia atmosfer hawa suasana udara udarakasa
Íslenska andrúmsloft
Italiano atmosfera
日本語 大気 大気圏 空気 雰囲気
Қазақша атмосфера
ខ្មែរ បរិយាកាស
한국어 공기 대기 대기권 분위기
Kurdî atmosfer hawa
Latina atmosphaera
Lietuvių atmosfera
Latviešu atmosfēra
Македонски атмосфера
മലയാളം അന്തരീക്ഷം
Bahasa Melayu atmosfera suasana udarakasa
Malti burdata
မြန်မာဘာသာ လေထု
Slovenčina atmosféra
Shqip atmosferë
Svenska atmosfär
Kiswahili angahewa
தமிழ் ககனம்
Тоҷикӣ атмосфера
Tagalog kahanginan
Türkçe atmosfer
Українська атмосфера
Tiếng Việt khí quyển không khí

Examples

“To most people, the huge ice sheets of Antarctica and Greenland are merely water that once was snow. To glaciologists and climatologists, they are storehouses of the Earth's former atmospheres.”
“Earth is surrounded by a magnetosphere — an invisible bubble of magnetism generated by the powerful churning of molten metals at Earth’s core. It prevents our atmosphere from being stripped away by solar winds blasting it from the sun. While the magnetosphere has been a constant presence for billions of years, its strength waxes and wanes over time.”
“The last hue of crimson had died away in the west, and the depth of the rich purple atmosphere was unbroken.”
“Thus the red damask curtains which now shut out the fog-laden, drizzling atmosphere of the Marylebone Road, had cost a mere song, and yet they might have been warranted to last another thirty years. A great bargain also had been the excellent Axminster carpet which covered the floor;[…].”
“This year of 1905 also saw the completion of the electrification of the Underground, which certainly improved the atmosphere, and made travelling easier and more comfortable, although, at first, not too reliable.”
“The atmosphere for the football match was great.”
“For by the hearth the children sit ⁠Cold in that atmosphere of Death, ⁠And scarce endure to draw the breath, Or like to noiseless phantoms flit: […]”
“Oh, what an atmosphere / I love a party with a happy atmosphere”
“A process for preparing normally solid high molecular weight, hydrocarbon polymers which comprises heating and reacting carbon monoxide with hydrogen at a temperature of 125 ° to 350 °C, under a pressure of at least 30 atmospheres and in contact with a phosphomolybdic compound represented by the formula P₂Mo_(20–24)O_(2–60).”
“Central Casting is in the business of extras, also known as atmosphere or background actors […]”
“"It is estimated conservatively that there are some 50,000 would-be film extras in and around the celluloid capital, persons who would jump at the opportunity to appear as atmosphere in pictures," Scott concluded.”
“By the way, I discovered that we were not extras but background, as far as the director was concerned; and for the producer, we were atmosphere.”
“In the ATmosphere, you don't have to make a tradeoff. You can use the service which has better moderation and still reach the accounts you want, even if they host their account somewhere else and agreed to some other TOS than you.”

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