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atmospheric

at·mos·pher·ic
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [at-muh s-fer-ik, -feer-]
    • /ˌæt məsˈfɛr ɪk, -ˈfɪər-/
    • /ˌæt.məsˈfer.ɪk/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [at-muh s-fer-ik, -feer-]
    • /ˌæt məsˈfɛr ɪk, -ˈfɪər-/

Definitions of atmospheric word

  • adjective atmospheric Atmospheric is used to describe something which relates to the Earth's atmosphere. 3
  • adjective atmospheric If you describe a place or a piece of music as atmospheric, you like it because it has a particular quality which is interesting or exciting and makes you feel a particular emotion. 3
  • adjective atmospheric of or in the atmosphere 3
  • adjective atmospheric caused or produced by the atmosphere 3
  • adjective atmospheric having or giving an atmosphere 3
  • adjective atmospheric pertaining to, existing in, or consisting of the atmosphere: atmospheric vapors. 1
See all 15 definitions of atmospheric

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Origin of atmospheric

First appearance:

before 1775
One of the 45% newest English words
First recorded in 1775-85; atmosphere + -ic

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Parts of speech for Atmospheric

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Atmospheric

atmospheric popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 78% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for atmospheric

adj atmospheric

  • aerial — You talk about aerial attacks and aerial photographs to indicate that people or things on the ground are attacked or photographed by people in aeroplanes.
  • airy — If a building or room is airy, it has a lot of fresh air inside, usually because it is large.
  • climatic — Climatic conditions, changes, and effects relate to the general weather conditions of a place.
  • meteorological — pertaining to meteorology or to phenomena of the atmosphere or weather.
  • baroscope — any instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure, esp a manometer with one side open to the atmosphere

adjective atmospheric

  • impressive — having the ability to impress the mind; arousing admiration, awe, respect, etc.; moving; admirable: an impressive ceremony; an impressive appearance.
  • distinctive — serving to distinguish; characteristic; distinguishing: the distinctive stripes of the zebra.
  • moody — given to gloomy, depressed, or sullen moods; ill-humored.
  • special — of a distinct or particular kind or character: a special kind of key.
All 11 Synonyms of atmospheric

Antonyms for atmospheric

adj atmospheric

  • down-to-earth — practical and realistic: a down-to-earth person.
  • grounded — the solid surface of the earth; firm or dry land: to fall to the ground.
All 2 Antonyms of atmospheric

Top questions with atmospheric

  • what is atmospheric pressure?
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  • which would not be associated with stable atmospheric conditions?
  • how do we measure atmospheric pressure?
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  • how does atmospheric pressure change with altitude?
  • what is the atmospheric pressure?
  • what does atmospheric pressure mean?
  • what instrument is normally used to measure atmospheric pressure?
  • what does a falling barometric reading atmospheric pressure indicate?
  • which gas is most important for understanding atmospheric processes?
  • what is normal atmospheric pressure?
  • which of the following is not a common atmospheric pollutant?

Related words

  • atmospheric pressure

    Atmospheric pressure is the pressure of the atmosphere on the Earth's surface.

  • atmospheric engine

    an early form of single-acting engine in which the power stroke is provided by atmospheric pressure acting upon a piston in an exhausted cylinder.

  • buys-ballot's law

    the law stating that if one stands with one's back to the wind, in the Northern Hemisphere the atmospheric pressure will be lower on one's left and in the Southern Hemisphere it will be lower on one's right: descriptive of the relationship of horizontal winds to atmospheric pressure.

  • greenhouse effect

    an atmospheric heating phenomenon, caused by short-wave solar radiation being readily transmitted inward through the earth's atmosphere but longer-wavelength heat radiation less readily transmitted outward, owing to its absorption by atmospheric carbon dioxide, water vapor, methane, and other gases; thus, the rising level of carbon dioxide is viewed with concern.

  • otto cycle

    an idealization of the thermodynamic cycle of the internal combustion engine with air as the working substance: intake of air at atmospheric pressure, then adiabatic compression, then ignition with an increase of pressure and temperature at constant volume, then adiabatic expansion and performance of work, then a drop to atmospheric pressure at constant volume and a rejection of heat to the environment, then the exhaust of air at constant pressure.

  • standard atmosphere

    an arbitrarily determined vertical distribution of atmospheric pressure, temperature, and density, assumed to have physical constants and conforming to parametric equations, used for calculations in ballistics, the design of pressure altimeters, etc.
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