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Webster 1913 Edition

Atmosphere

At′mos-phere

Noun.

[Gr. [GREEK] vapor (akin to Skr.

ātman

breath, soul, G.

athem

breath) + [GREEK] sphere: cf. F.

atmosphère

. See

Sphere

(Physics)

(a)

The whole mass of aëriform fluid surrounding the earth; – applied also to the gaseous envelope of any celestial orb, or other body;

as, the

atmosphere

of Mars

(b)

Any gaseous envelope or medium.

atmosphere

of cold oxygen.

Miller.

A supposed medium around various bodies;

as,

electrical atmosphere

, a medium formerly supposed to surround electrical bodies

Franklin.

The pressure or weight of the air at the sea level, on a unit of surface, or about 14.7 lbs. to the sq. inch.

Hydrogen was liquefied under a pressure of 650

atmospheres

Lubbock.

Any surrounding or pervading influence or condition.

The chillest of social

atmospheres

Hawthorne.

The portion of air in any locality, or affected by a special physical or sanitary condition;

as, the

atmosphere

of the room; a moist or noxious

atmosphere

Webster 1828 Edition

Atmosphere

AT'MOSPHERE

Noun.

[Gr. vapor, and a sphere.

The whole mass of fluid, consisting of air, aqueous and other vapors, surrounding the earth.

Definition 2024

atmosphere

See also: atmosphère

English

Alternative forms

atmosphære (archaic)

Noun

atmosphere ‎(plural atmospheres)

The gases surrounding the Earth or any astronomical body.
The air in a particular place.
- 1915, Mrs. Belloc Lowndes, The Lodger, chapter I:
  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; […].
(figuratively) The apparent mood felt in a environment.
A unit of measurement for pressure (symbol: atm)

Synonyms

(mood): air, ambiance, feeling, mood

Meronyms

See also Wikisaurus:atmosphere

Related terms

Translations

gases surrounding the Earth

Afrikaans: atmosfeer (af)
Albanian: atmosferë (sq)
Arabic: جَو m ‎(jaw)
Armenian: մթնոլորտ (hy) ‎(mtʿnolort)
Asturian: atmósfera f
Azeri: atmosfer
Bashkir: атмосфера ‎(atmosfera)
Belarusian: атмасфе́ра f ‎(atmasfjéra)
Bengali: বায়ুমণ্ডল (bn) ‎(baẏumônḑôl)
Bulgarian: атмосфера (bg) ‎(atmosfera)
Burmese: လေထု (my) ‎(lehtu.)
Catalan: atmosfera (ca) f, aerosfera f
Chinese:

Cantonese: 大氣層, 大气层 ‎(daai⁶ hei³ cang⁴)

Mandarin: 大氣 (zh), 大气 (zh) ‎(dàqì), 氣圈 (zh), 气圈 (zh) ‎(qìquān), 大氣層 (zh), 大气层 (zh) ‎(dàqìcéng)

Min Nan: 大氣 (zh-min-nan), 大气 ‎(tāi-khì)
Czech: atmosféra (cs), ovzduší
Danish: atmosfære (da) c
Dutch: atmosfeer (nl) m, dampkring (nl)
Esperanto: atmosfero
Estonian: atmosfäär (et)
Finnish: ilmakehä (fi), atmosfääri (fi)
French: atmosphère (fr) m
Galician: atmosfera (gl) f
Georgian: ატმოსფერო ‎(aṭmospero)
German: Atmosphäre (de) f
Greek: ατμόσφαιρα (el) f ‎(atmósfaira)
Hawaiian: lewa
Hebrew: אטמוספרה (he) f ‎(at'mosfera)
Hindi: वायुमण्डल (hi) ‎(vāyumaṇḍal)
Hungarian: atmoszféra (hu), légkör (hu)
Iban: atmosfera
Ido: atmosfero (io)
Indonesian: atmosfer (id)
Interlingua: atmosphera
Irish: atmaisféar, aerbhrat m
Japanese: 大気 (ja) ‎(たいき, taiki), 大気圏 (ja) ‎(たいきけん, taikiken)

Kalmyk: атмосфер ‎(atmosfer)
Kazakh: атмосфера ‎(atmosfera)
Khmer: បរិយាកាស (km) ‎(pa’re’yaakaah)
Korean: 대기 (ko) ‎(daegi)
Kyrgyz: атмосфера (ky) ‎(atmosfera)
Lao: ບັນຍາກາດ (lo) ‎(ban nyā kāt)
Latvian: atmosfēra (lv) f
Lithuanian: atmosfera f
Macedonian: атмосфера (mk) f ‎(atmosfera)
Malay: atmosfera
Maltese: atmosfera f
Mongolian: агаар мандал ‎(agaar mandal)
Norman: atmosphère m (Guernsey), atmosphéthe m (Jersey)
Norwegian:

Bokmål: atmosfære m

Nynorsk: atmosfære m
Persian: اندروا (fa) ‎(andarvâ), جو (fa) ‎(jav), اتمسفر (fa) ‎(atmosfer)
Polish: atmosfera (pl) f
Portuguese: atmosfera (pt) f
Romanian: atmosferă (ro) f
Russian: атмосфе́ра (ru) f ‎(atmosféra)
Serbo-Croatian: atmosféra (sh) f, атмосфе́ра f
Slovak: atmosféra f, ovzdušie n
Slovene: atmosfera (sl) f
Spanish: atmósfera (es) f, aire (es) m
Swahili: angahewa
Swedish: atmosfär (sv) c
Tagalog: kaanginan, kahanginan
Tajik: атмосфера ‎(atmosfera)
Tatar: атмосфера ‎(atmosfera)
Telugu: వాతావరణము (te) ‎(vātāvaraṇamu)
Thai: บรรยากาศ (th) ‎(ban-yaa-gàat)
Turkish: atmosfer (tr)
Turkmen: atmosfera (tk)
Tuvan: атмосфера ‎(atmosfära)
Ukrainian: атмосфе́ра (uk) f ‎(atmosféra)
Uzbek: atmosfera (uz)
Vietnamese: khí quyển (vi)
Volapük: lutem (vo)
Yiddish: אַטמאָספֿער f ‎(atmosfer), אַטמאָספֿערע f ‎(atmosfere)

air in a particular place

Albanian: atmosferë (sq)
Asturian: atmósfera f
Bulgarian: атмосфера (bg) ‎(atmosfera)
Catalan: atmosfera (ca) f
Dutch: atmosfeer (nl) m
Esperanto: atmosfero
Finnish: ilma (fi), atmosfääri (fi)
French: atmosphère (fr) m
Galician: atmosfera (gl) f
Greek: ατμόσφαιρα (el) f ‎(atmósfaira)
Indonesian: atmosfer (id)
Interlingua: atmosphera

Japanese: 空気 (ja) ‎(くうき, kūki)
Kalmyk: атмосфер ‎(atmosfer)
Lithuanian: atmosfera f
Norman: atmosphère m (Guernsey), atmosphéthe m (Jersey)
Persian: اندروا (fa) ‎(andarvâ)
Polish: atmosfera (pl) f
Portuguese: atmosfera (pt) f
Romanian: atmosferă (ro) f
Russian: атмосфе́ра (ru) f ‎(atmosféra)
Serbo-Croatian: atmosféra (sh) f
Spanish: atmósfera (es) f
Telugu: వాతావరణం (te) ‎(vātāvaraṇaṃ)

mood or feeling

Albanian: atmosferë (sq)
Arabic: جَو ‎(jaw)
Asturian: atmósfera f
Bulgarian: атмосфера (bg) ‎(atmosfera)
Catalan: atmosfera (ca) f, ambient (ca) m
Chinese:
Mandarin: 風氣 (zh), 风气 (zh) ‎(fēngqì)
Czech: atmosféra (cs)
Danish: atmosfære (da) c
Dutch: sfeer (nl) m
Esperanto: etoso
Finnish: ilmapiiri (fi), tunnelma (fi), henki (fi)
French: ambiance (fr) f
Galician: atmosfera (gl) f, ambiente (gl) m
German: Atmosphäre (de) f
Greek: ατμόσφαιρα (el) f ‎(atmósfaira)
Hebrew: אווירה (he) f ‎(avira)
Indonesian: atmosfer (id), suasana (id), situasi (id)

Interlingua: atmosphera, ambiente
Japanese: 雰囲気 (ja) ‎(ふんいき, fun’iki)
Korean: 분위기 (ko) ‎(bunwigi)
Lithuanian: atmosfera f
Malay: suasana
Maltese: atmosfera, burdata
Norwegian:

Bokmål: atmosfære m

Nynorsk: atmosfære m
Persian: اندروا (fa) ‎(andarvâ), جو (fa) ‎(jav)
Polish: atmosfera (pl) f, nastrój (pl) m inan
Portuguese: atmosfera (pt) f, ambiente (pt) m
Romanian: atmosferă (ro) f, ambient (ro) m, ambianță (ro) f
Russian: атмосфе́ра (ru) f ‎(atmosféra), обстано́вка (ru) f ‎(obstanóvka)
Serbo-Croatian: atmosféra (sh) f
Spanish: atmósfera (es) f, ambiente (es) m, clima (es) m
Swedish: atmosfär (sv) c
Telugu: వాతావరణం (te) ‎(vātāvaraṇaṃ)
Volapük: dälod

a unit of measurement for pressure

Asturian: atmósfera f
Bulgarian: атмосфера (bg) ‎(atmosfera)
Catalan: atmosfera (ca) f
Czech: atmosféra (cs) f
Danish: atmosfære (da) c
Dutch: atmosfeer (nl) m
French: atmosphère (fr) m
Galician: atmosfera (gl) f
German: Atmosphäre (de)

Greek: ατμόσφαιρα (el) f ‎(atmósfaira)
Hungarian: atmoszféra (hu)
Indonesian: atmosfer (id)
Norman: atmosphère m (Guernsey), atmosphéthe m (Jersey)
Norwegian:

Bokmål: atmosfære m

Nynorsk: atmosfære m
Portuguese: atmosfera (pt) f, atmosfera física f
Swedish: atmosfär (sv) c

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Webster 1913 Edition

Atmosphere

At′mos-phere

Webster 1828 Edition

Atmosphere

AT'MOSPHERE

Definition 2024

atmosphere

atmosphere

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