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| at·mos·phere [ átmə sfr ] (plural at·mos·pheres) |
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1. gas around astronomical object: the mixture of gases that surrounds an astronomical object such as the Earth
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2. air or climate: the air or climate in a given place
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3. mood or tone: a prevailing emotional tone or attitude, especially one associated with a specific place or time
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4. mood or tone of artwork: the prevailing tone or mood of a work of art
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5. interesting mood of place: an interesting or exciting mood characteristic of a place
  a jazz club with lots of atmosphere
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6. physics unit of pressure: a unit of pressure defined as the pressure that will support a 760 mm column of mercury at 0°C at sea level, equal to 1.01325 x 105 newtons per square meter
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| [Mid-17th century. < modern Latin atmosphaera "sphere of vapor" < Greek atmos (see atmo-) + Latin sphaera (see sphere)] |
