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The gases surrounding the Earth or any astronomical body.countableuncountable
- 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.
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The air in a particular place.countableuncountable
- The last hue of crimson had died away in the west, and the depth of the rich purple atmosphere was unbroken.
- 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.
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The conditions (such as music, illumination, etc.) that can influence the mood felt in an environment.countablefigurativelyuncountable
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The apparent mood felt in an environment.countablefigurativelyuncountable
- The atmosphere for the football match was great.
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A unit of measurement for pressure equal to 101325 Pa (symbol: atm), approximately the atmospheric pressure at sea level.countableuncountable
- 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 co
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Extras in a scene who have no spoken lines.uncountable
- 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.
syn. atmosphere