atmosphere
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- n a particular environment or surrounding influence
there was an atmosphere of excitement - n a unit of pressure: the pressure that will support a column of mercury 760 mm high at sea level and 0 degrees centigrade
- n the mass of air surrounding the Earth
there was great heat as the comet entered the atmosphere - n the weather or climate at some place
the atmosphere was thick with fog - n the envelope of gases surrounding any celestial body
- n a distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing
an atmosphere of defeat pervaded the candidate's headquarters
- This in turn would reduce emissions in the atmosphere, and so on in a virtuous circle of environmental renewal.
- Increasing global temperatures are driven by the increase in the concentration of carbon in the atmosphere.
- But the truth is, we're already performing an unauthorized experiment on our climate by adding billions of tons of man-made carbon dioxide to the atmosphere.