atmosphere
noun
1 atmosphere
A particular environment or surrounding influence:
— There was an atmosphere of excitement.
Roget 227: circumjacence†, circumambience†; environment, encompassment; atmosphere, medium, surroundings. outpost; border etc. (edge) 231; girdle etc. ... show more
Polish: aura, atmosfera, fluid, nastrój
2 atmosphere
A unit of pressure: the pressure that will support a column of mercury 760 mm high at sea level and 0 degrees centigrade.
synonyms: atm, standard atmosphere, standard pressure.
Polish: atmosfera, atm, atmosfera normalna
3 atmosphere
The mass of air surrounding the Earth:
— There was great heat as the comet entered the atmosphere.
synonym: air.
Roget 338: air etc. (gas) 334; common air, atmospheric air; atmosphere; aerosphere†. open air; sky, welkin; blue sky; cloud etc. ... show more
Dutch: uitluchten, verluchten, ventileren, luchten, aardatmosfeer
Polish: atmosfera, atmosfera ziemska
4 atmosphere
The weather or climate at some place:
— The atmosphere was thick with fog.
synonym: atmospheric state.
5 atmosphere
The envelope of gases surrounding any celestial body.
Dutch: atmosfeer, dampkring, ether, lucht
Polish: atmosfera
6 atmosphere
A distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing:
— An atmosphere of defeat pervaded the candidate's headquarters.
Dutch: astraallichaam, aura
Moby thesaurus: action, aerial, aerodynamics, aerosphere, air, ambience, ambient, anagnorisis, angle, architectonics, architecture, argument, arrangement, atmospheric, aura, background, balance, biosphere, brushwork, catastrophe ... show more.
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