Look up: Atmosphere

1. Atmosphere
   A unit of pressure; the pressure that will support a column of mercury 760 mm high at 0 °C.
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2. atmosphere
   One atmosphere is 14.7 pounds per square inch (105Newtons per square meter); the average atmospheric pressure at sea level on Earth.
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3. Atmosphere
   The envelope of gases surrounding the Earth and bound to it by the Earth's gravitational attraction. Studies of the chemical and radiative properties, dynamic motions, and physical processes of this system constitute the field of meteorology.
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4. Atmosphere
   A layer of gases surrounding a planet - on the Earth, chiefly made up of the gases Oxygen, Hydrogen and Nitrogen.
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5. atmosphere
   [Noun] The mood or tone of a place.
   Example: There was a happy atmosphere at the football match.
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6. atmosphere
   [n] - a particular environment or surrounding influence 2. [n] - the weather or climate at some place 3. [n] - the envelope of gases surrounding any celestial body 4. [n] - the mass of air surrounding the Earth
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7. Atmosphere
   The gasses which surround or cover a planet or moon.
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8. Atmosphere
   (a) the elements that come together to make an impact on retail customers' senses as they enter and browse in a store; (b) creating a feeling appropriate to the character of the store and the desired mood of the customers.
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9. Atmosphere
   Around the earth there is an envelope of gases held by gravity. The gases are mainly nitrogen and oxygen, together with elements of inert gases hydrogen, ozone, radon, and carbon dioxide. There are different layers - the troposphere nearest the earth, then the stratosphere up to 50 kilometres, then ...
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10. Atmosphere
    The gases around a planet or star. See also: Hydrosphere, Planet, Star.
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11. atmosphere
    (Learning Modules / Geography / Weather forecasting) The blanket of gases that envelope the earth. Most known planets have an atmosphere, although earth's is a unique composition.
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12. Atmosphere
    A unit of pressure, the pressure that will support a column of mercury 760 mm high at 0 °C.
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13. atmosphere
    (atm) A unit of pressure, equal to a barometer reading of 760 mm Hg. 1 atmosphere is 101325 pascals and 1.01325 bar.
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14. Atmosphere
    Unit of pressure equal to 101325 pascals or 760mmHg. Its symbol is atm.
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15. atmosphere
    A layer of gases that envelops a planet, moon or other celestial body.
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16. Atmosphere
    The mass of air which surrounds the earth and rotates with it. International Standard Atmosphere is an imaginary condition of the atmosphere to which the performance of all aeroplane is referred for exact comparison. It assumes, at mean sea level, Temperature = 15º C; Pressure = 1013.2 millibars....
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17. atmosphere
    the least massive, yet the most important part of the Earth for life. Through the atmosphere pass nearly all the elements that form living organisms. The atmosphere protects life from the rigours of space and establishes the climate.
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18. atmosphere
    the gaseous envelope, of about 60 km in height, that surrounds the earth; By extension the air over a country or territory; Physics: pressure exerted by atmosphere on the earth`s surface, taken as a unit of pressure, about 1 kg weight per cm2 Category: Management in the public and private sector<...
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19. Atmosphere
    At'mos·phere noun [ Greek ... vapor (akin to Sanskrit ātman breath, soul, German athem breath) + ... sphere: confer French atmosphère . See Sphere .] 1. (Physics) (a) The whole mass of aërifo...
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20. atmosphere
    1. <ecology> The mixture of gases surrounding the Earth and other planets. ... 2. <physics> A unit of pressure which equals 101.325 kPa. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...
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21. atmosphere
    noun the mass of air surrounding the Earth; `there was great heat as the comet entered the atmosphere`; `it was exposed to the air`
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22. atmosphere
    atmospheric state noun the weather or climate at some place; `the atmosphere was thick with fog`
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23. atmosphere
    noun the envelope of gases surrounding any celestial body
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24. atmosphere
    ambience noun a particular environment or surrounding influence; `there was an atmosphere of excitement`
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25. atmosphere
    (at´mәs-fēr) the entire gaseous envelope surrounding the earth and subject to the earth's gravitational field. the air or climate in a particular place. adj., atmospher´ic. a unit of pressure, being that exerted by the earth's atmosphere at sea level; equal to 1.01325 × 105pascals (appro...
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