Atmosphere
21atmosphere — [[t]æ̱tməsfɪə(r)[/t]] ♦♦♦ atmospheres 1) N COUNT, usu sing A planet s atmosphere is the layer of air or other gases around it. The shuttle Columbia will re enter Earth s atmosphere tomorrow morning... The Partial Test Ban Treaty bans nuclear… …
22atmosphere */*/ — UK [ˈætməsˌfɪə(r)] / US [ˈætməˌsfɪr] noun Word forms atmosphere : singular atmosphere plural atmospheres 1) [countable] the air round the Earth or round another planet Saturn s moon, Titan, has an atmosphere mainly made of nitrogen. the… …
23ATMOSPHÈRE — s. f. La masse d air qui environne la terre. La hauteur moyenne de l atmosphère est de vingt lieues. Poids, pression de l atmosphère. Atmosphère chargée de vapeurs. Cette petite pluie a rafraîchi l atmosphère. Il s emploie comme mesure de… …
24atmosphere — at|mo|sphere W2 [ˈætməsfıə US fır] n [Date: 1600 1700; : Modern Latin; Origin: atmosphaera, from Greek atmos liquid in the air, vapor + Latin sphaera sphere ] 1.) [U and C] the feeling that an event or place gives you ▪ The hotel had a lovely… …
25ATMOSPHÈRE — n. f. Couche d’air qui environne la terre. La hauteur moyenne de l’atmosphère est de vingt lieues. Poids, pression de l’atmosphère. Atmosphère chargée de vapeurs. Il se dit, en termes de Physique, de Tout fluide subtil et élastique qui enveloppe… …
26atmosphere — at|mos|phere [ ætmə,sfır ] noun ** 1. ) count the air around the Earth or around another planet: Saturn s moon, Titan, has an atmosphere mainly made of nitrogen. the atmosphere (=the Earth s atmosphere): The burning of fossil fuels results in the …
27atmosphere — n. 1) a formal; friendly; informal, relaxed; stifling, stultifying; tense atmosphere 2) a polluted; ratified atmosphere 3) the upper atmosphere * * * [ ætməsfɪə] friendly informal rarified atmosphere relaxed stifling stultifying …
28atmosphere — noun (C, U) 1 the atmosphere the mixture of gases that surrounds the Earth 2 the air inside a room: a smoky atmosphere 3 the feeling that an event or place gives you: The atmosphere at home s been depressing since they had that fight. |… …
29atmosphere — i. The mixture of gases and particles surrounding the earth where weather occurs. This body of air, which surrounds the earth (or for that matter any other celestial body), is defined at its outer limits by the actual presence of air particles.… …
30atmosphere — /ˈætməsfɪə / (say atmuhsfear) noun 1. the gaseous fluid surrounding the earth; the air. 2. this medium at a given place. 3. Astronomy the gaseous envelope surrounding any of the heavenly bodies. 4. Chemistry any gaseous envelope or medium. 5. a… …
