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atmosphere en · NOUN

Pronunciation

/ˈætməsˌfɪə/ (Australia, Received-Pronunciation)
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/ˈɛtməsˌfiə/ (New-Zealand)
/ˈatməsˌfiɾ/ (Scotland)
/ˈatməsˌfɪː/ (British, Southern, Standard)
/ˈatməsˌfɛː/ East Anglia, cheer–chair merger
/ˈatməsˌfɪj.ə/ (British, Southern, Standard)
/ˈætməsˌfɪɹ/ (US)

Etymology

Borrowed from French atmosphère, from New Latin atmosphaera, from Ancient Greek ἀτμός (atmós, “steam”) + σφαῖρα (sphaîra, “sphere”); corresponding to atmo- + -sphere.

Meanings

(countable, uncountable) The gases surrounding the Earth or any astronomical body.
- We may smile now to hear witchcraft spoken seriously of; but we forget perhaps that a belief in it is like a belief in the after appearance of the dead among the blue waters, the green graves, the still starry atmosphere and the great shadowy woods of our earth; […] 1828, John Neal, chapter I, in Rachel Dyer: A North American Story, Portland, Me.: Shirley and Hyde, →OCLC, page 22:
- Earth is surrounded by a magnetosphere — an invisible bubble of magnetism generated by the powerful churning of molten metals at Earth’s core. It prevents our atmosphere from being stripped away by solar winds blasting it from the sun. While the magnetosphere has been a constant presence for billions of years, its strength waxes and wanes over time. 2023 December 27, Mindy Weisberger, “Ancient bricks baked when Nebuchadnezzar II was king absorbed a power surge in Earth’s magnetic field”, in CNN:
- 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. 1988 April 14, Richard Fifield, “Frozen assets of the ice cores”, in New Scientist, number 1608, page 28:
(countable, uncountable) The air in a particular place.
- Thus the red damask curtains which now shut out the fog-laden, drizzling atmosphere of the Marylebone Road, had cost a mere song, and yet they might have been warranted to last another thirty years. A great bargain also had been the excellent Axminster carpet which covered the floor;[…]. 1913, Mrs. [Marie] Belloc Lowndes, The Lodger, London: Methuen, →OCLC; republished in Novels of Mystery: The Lodger; The Story of Ivy; What Really Happened, New York, N.Y.: Longmans, Green and Co., […], [1933], →OCLC:
- The last hue of crimson had died away in the west, and the depth of the rich purple atmosphere was unbroken. 1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter I, in Francesca Carrara. […], volume I, London: Richard Bentley, […], (successor to Henry Colburn), →OCLC, page 2:
- 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. 1957 July 14, M. D. Greville, “A Diamond Jubilee of Railway Memories”, in Railway Magazine, page 459:
(countable, figuratively, uncountable) The conditions (such as music, illumination, etc.) that can influence the mood felt in an environment.
(countable, figuratively, uncountable) The apparent mood felt in an environment.
- For by the hearth the children sit / ⁠Cold in that atmosphere of Death, / ⁠And scarce endure to draw the breath, / Or like to noiseless phantoms flit: […] 1850, [Alfred, Lord Tennyson], “Canto XX”, in In Memoriam, London: Edward Moxon, […], →OCLC, page 33:
- Oh, what an atmosphere / I love a party with a happy atmosphere 1984, Ben Findon, Eddie Tucker, Steve Rodway, “Atmosphere”, in I Love a Party, performed by Russ Abbot:
- The atmosphere for the football match was great.
(countable, uncountable) A unit of measurement for pressure equal to 101325 Pa (symbol: atm), approximately the atmospheric pressure at sea level.
- 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 contact with a phosphomolybdic compound represented by the formula P₂Mo_(20–24)O_(2–60). 1959, The Canadian Patent Office Record and Register of Copyrights, volume 87, page 6658:
(uncountable) Extras in a scene who have no spoken lines.
- By the way, I discovered that we were not extras but background, as far as the director was concerned; and for the producer, we were atmosphere. 2015, William R. Phillippe, The Pastor's Diary:
- "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. 2013, Kerry Segrave, Extras of Early Hollywood: A History of the Crowd, 1913-1945, page 38:
- Central Casting is in the business of extras, also known as atmosphere or background actors […] 2006, Los Angeles Magazine, volume 51, number 2, page 100:

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
atmospheres	Number=Plur		lexicographic
atmosphaere		alternative, archaic	lexicographic
atmosphære		alternative, archaic	lexicographic

Translations (298)

nrf atmosphéthe (a unit of measurement for pressure) · yi אַטמאָספֿערע (gases surrounding the Earth) · ca atmosfera (gases surrounding the Earth) · nan-hbl 大氣 /大气 (gases surrounding the Earth) · xpr 𐭀𐭍𐭕𐭓𐭅𐭀𐭆 (gases surrounding the Earth) · fi ilmapiiri (mood or feeling) · te వాతావరణము (gases surrounding the Earth) · br aergelc’h (gases surrounding the Earth) · sq atmosferë (air in a particular place) · he אטמוספירה \ אַטְמוֹסְפֶרָה (gases surrounding the Earth) · es atmósfera (mood or feeling) · fr atmosphère (gases surrounding the Earth) · id udara (air in a particular place) · lo ບັນຍາກາດ (gases surrounding the Earth) · id atmosfer (gases surrounding the Earth) · de Atmosphäre (mood or feeling) · nrf atmosphère (a unit of measurement for pressure) · sv atmosfär (mood or feeling) · et melustik (environment, conditions, ambience) · mn атмосфер (gases surrounding the Earth) · cs atmosféra (gases surrounding the Earth) · ga aerbhrat (gases surrounding the Earth) · vi bầu không khí (air in a particular place) · bg атмосфе́ра (gases surrounding the Earth) · eo atmosfero (air in a particular place) · nn atmosfære (mood or feeling) · af atmosfeer (gases surrounding the Earth) · ro ambianță (mood or feeling) · fi normaali-ilmakehä (a unit of measurement for pressure) · sq atmosferë (mood or feeling) · sq atmosferë (gases surrounding the Earth) · ia ambiente (environment, conditions, ambience) · ps دمامه (gases surrounding the Earth) · kmr atmosfer (gases surrounding the Earth) · nl atmosfeer (air in a particular place) · et õhkkond (environment, conditions, ambience) · cmn 空氣 /空气 (air in a particular place) · fi atmosfääri (gases surrounding the Earth) · cs ovzduší (gases surrounding the Earth) · pt atmosfera (mood or feeling) · ur کُرَۂ ہَوا (gases surrounding the Earth) · mn агаар мандал (gases surrounding the Earth) · sv atmosfär (gases surrounding the Earth) · ka გარემო (mood or feeling) · ko 대기권 (gases surrounding the Earth) · nn atmosfære (a unit of measurement for pressure) · mt burdata (mood or feeling) · ka ატმოსფერო (gases surrounding the Earth) · nl sfeer (mood or feeling) · kmr atmosfer (air in a particular place) · th บรรยากาศ (gases surrounding the Earth) · gl atmosfera (a unit of measurement for pressure) · pl atmosfera (gases surrounding the Earth) · el ατμόσφαιρα (gases surrounding the Earth) · ca ambient (mood or feeling) · cmn 環境 /环境 (air in a particular place) · ti ሃዋህው (gases surrounding the Earth) · ia atmosphera (air in a particular place) · gl atmosfera (mood or feeling) · nrf atmosphère (air in a particular place) · nl dampkring (gases surrounding the Earth) · fa-ira جُو (gases surrounding the Earth) · be атмасфе́ра (air in a particular place) · es clima (mood or feeling) · kmr atmosfer (mood or feeling) · gl ambiente (environment, conditions, ambience) · it atmosfera (gases surrounding the Earth) · pt atmosfera física (a unit of measurement for pressure) · be атмасфэ́ра (air in a particular place) · ba атмосфера (gases surrounding the Earth) · fa-ira اَنْدَرْوا (mood or feeling) · id hawa (air in a particular place) · ru настрое́ние (mood or feeling) · lt atmosfera (gases surrounding the Earth) · sw angahewa (gases surrounding the Earth) · my လေထု (gases surrounding the Earth) · tr atmosfer (a unit of measurement for pressure) · be атмасфе́ра (gases surrounding the Earth) · ro ambient (mood or feeling) · tr atmosfer (gases surrounding the Earth) · hu légkör (gases surrounding the Earth) · be атмасфе́ра (a unit of measurement for pressure) · oc atmosfèra (gases surrounding the Earth) · sk ovzdušie (gases surrounding the Earth) · fr ambiance (mood or feeling) · tl kahanginan (gases surrounding the Earth) · fi ilmakehä (gases surrounding the Earth) · pl atmosfera (a unit of measurement for pressure) · ro atmosferă (mood or feeling) · ru микроклимат (air in a particular place) · bn বায়ুমণ্ডল (gases surrounding the Earth) · ro atmosferă (gases surrounding the Earth) · tt атмосфера (gases surrounding the Earth) · nb atmosfære (gases surrounding the Earth) · ps هواويجه (gases surrounding the Earth) · bg атмосфе́ра (a unit of measurement for pressure) · mt atmosfera (gases surrounding the Earth) · ja 大気圏 (gases surrounding the Earth) · ia ambiente (mood or feeling) · kmr keşûhewa (gases surrounding the Earth) · ja 雰囲気 (mood or feeling) · ca aerosfera (gases surrounding the Earth) · id atmosfer (a unit of measurement for pressure) · ru настро́й (mood or feeling) · ms udarakasa (gases surrounding the Earth) · tr havaküre (gases surrounding the Earth) · mk атмосфе́ра (gases surrounding the Earth) · sa वायुमण्डलम् (gases surrounding the Earth) · ar جَو (gases surrounding the Earth) · vi bầu không khí (mood or feeling) · pl atmosfera (air in a particular place) · uk атмосфе́ра (mood or feeling) · ru во́здух (air in a particular place) · xal атмосфер (gases surrounding the Earth) · id situasi (environment, conditions, ambience) · de Atmosphäre (gases surrounding the Earth) · cs atmosféra (mood or feeling) · ta ககனம் (gases surrounding the Earth) · ro atmosferă (air in a particular place) · cmn 氛圍 /氛围 (mood or feeling) · sk atmosféra (gases surrounding the Earth) · et õhkkond (gases surrounding the Earth) · et atmosfäär (mood or feeling) · tyv атмосфера (gases surrounding the Earth) · hi वातावरण (gases surrounding the Earth) · nrf atmosphère (gases surrounding the Earth) · ur کُرَۂ ہَوائی (gases surrounding the Earth) · cy awyrgylch (environment, conditions, ambience) · es atmósfera (gases surrounding the Earth) · hu hangulat (mood or feeling) · te వాతావరణం (air in a particular place) · lv atmosfēra (gases surrounding the Earth) · hi वातावरण (environment, conditions, ambience) · cmn 大氣 /大气 (gases surrounding the Earth) · id udarakasa (gases surrounding the Earth) · fa-ira پَناد (gases surrounding the Earth) · et õhustik (mood or feeling) · ru атмосфе́ра (gases surrounding the Earth) · sh атмосфе́ра (mood or feeling) · ast atmósfera (a unit of measurement for pressure) · es atmósfera (air in a particular place) · ms suasana (mood or feeling) · ia atmosphera (gases surrounding the Earth) · gl atmosfera (air in a particular place) · el ατμόσφαιρα (air in a particular place) · vi khí quyển (gases surrounding the Earth) · sh атмосфе́ра (gases surrounding the Earth) · nl atmosfeer (gases surrounding the Earth) · az ab-hava (mood or feeling) · tl kaanginan (gases surrounding the Earth) · ko 대기 (gases surrounding the Earth) · fi ilmakehä (a unit of measurement for pressure) · ca atmosfera (mood or feeling) · sl atmosfera (gases surrounding the Earth) · ar غِلَاف جَوِّيّ (gases surrounding the Earth) · mt atmosfera (mood or feeling) · et olustik (environment, conditions, ambience) · fa-ira اَنْدَرْوا (air in a particular place) · yi אַטמאָספֿער (gases surrounding the Earth) · ja 空気 (air in a particular place) · da atmosfære (a unit of measurement for pressure) · hi वायुमंडल (air in a particular place) · fa-ira اَتْمُسْفِر (a unit of measurement for pressure) · ru атмосфе́ра (a unit of measurement for pressure) · tk atmosfera (gases surrounding the Earth) · be атмасфе́ра (mood or feeling) · ga atmaisféar (gases surrounding the Earth) · vo dälod (mood or feeling) · sv atmosfär (a unit of measurement for pressure) · fi atmosfääri (air in a particular place) · tg атмосфера (gases surrounding the Earth) · az ovqat (mood or feeling) · ro ambient (environment, conditions, ambience) · xal атмосфер (air in a particular place) · arn neyenmapu (gases surrounding the Earth) · fr atmosphère (air in a particular place) · io atmosfero (gases surrounding the Earth) · cmn 氣氛 /气氛 (mood or feeling) · es aire (gases surrounding the Earth) · ko 공기 (air in a particular place) · nn atmosfære (gases surrounding the Earth) · he אֲוִירָה (mood or feeling) · tr atmosfer (mood or feeling) · lt atmosfera (air in a particular place) · az atmosfer (gases surrounding the Earth) · be атмасфэ́ра (a unit of measurement for pressure) · kk атмосфера (gases surrounding the Earth) · ml അന്തരീക്ഷം (gases surrounding the Earth) · hu atmoszféra (gases surrounding the Earth) · fa-ira اَنْدَرْوا (gases surrounding the Earth) · fa-ira اَتْمُسْفِر (gases surrounding the Earth) · bg атмосфе́ра (air in a particular place) · et õhkkond (air in a particular place) · uk атмосфе́ра (air in a particular place) · el ατμόσφαιρα (a unit of measurement for pressure) · cmn 情調 /情调 (mood or feeling) · cmn 大氣層 /大气层 (gases surrounding the Earth) · sh atmosféra (gases surrounding the Earth) · ca atmosfera (a unit of measurement for pressure) · gur dũnia pebsʋm (gases surrounding the Earth) · et miljöö (environment, conditions, ambience) · hu atmoszféra (a unit of measurement for pressure) · cmn 大氣壓 /大气压 (a unit of measurement for pressure) · et atmosfäär (gases surrounding the Earth) · oc atmosfèra (air in a particular place) · ja 大気 (gases surrounding the Earth) · eo atmosfero (gases surrounding the Earth) · fi henki (mood or feeling) · pt atmosfera (gases surrounding the Earth) · ar جَو (mood or feeling) · sh atmosféra (mood or feeling) · fi ilma (air in a particular place) · ug ئاتموسفېرا (gases surrounding the Earth) · ro ambianță (environment, conditions, ambience) · es ambiente (mood or feeling) · nrf atmosphéthe (air in a particular place) · pt atmosfera (air in a particular place) · haw lewa (gases surrounding the Earth) · vi không khí (environment, conditions, ambience) · cmn 氣壓 /气压 (a unit of measurement for pressure) · acw غلاف جوي (gases surrounding the Earth) · cy awyrgylch (mood or feeling) · uk атмосфе́ра (gases surrounding the Earth) · sl ozračje (gases surrounding the Earth) · ast atmósfera (air in a particular place) · km បរិយាកាស (gases surrounding the Earth) · sh atmosféra (air in a particular place) · pqm musikisq (gases surrounding the Earth) · ia atmosphera (mood or feeling) · sh у̏гођа̄ј (mood or feeling) · et õhkkond (mood or feeling) · ms atmosfera (gases surrounding the Earth) · be атмасфэ́ра (gases surrounding the Earth) · hy մթնոլորտ (gases surrounding the Earth) · cy atmosffer (gases surrounding the Earth) · mi kōhauhau (gases surrounding the Earth) · yue 大氣層 /大气层 (gases surrounding the Earth) · fa-ira هَواسِپِهْر (gases surrounding the Earth) · gu વાતાવરણ (gases surrounding the Earth) · ca atmosfera (air in a particular place) · et õhustik (air in a particular place) · de Atmosphäre (a unit of measurement for pressure) · ru массо́вка (extras in a scene who have no spoken lines) · fa-ira جَو (mood or feeling) · et õhustik (gases surrounding the Earth) · ko 분위기 (mood or feeling) · hi वायुमंडल (gases surrounding the Earth) · pt ambiente (mood or feeling) · nb atmosfære (a unit of measurement for pressure) · iba atmosfera (gases surrounding the Earth) · ast atmósfera (mood or feeling) · nrf atmosphéthe (gases surrounding the Earth) · ru обстано́вка (environment, conditions, ambience) · hi मनोदशा (mood or feeling) · vi không khí (mood or feeling) · he אווירה (mood or feeling) · te వాతావరణం (mood or feeling) · is andrúmsloft (gases surrounding the Earth) · et meeleolu (mood or feeling) · sh атмосфе́ра (air in a particular place) · fr ambiance (environment, conditions, ambience) · la atmosphaera (gases surrounding the Earth) · id suasana (mood or feeling) · pt atmosfera (a unit of measurement for pressure) · nb atmosfære (mood or feeling) · pl nastrój (mood or feeling) · uz atmosfera (gases surrounding the Earth) · pt ambiente (environment, conditions, ambience) · vo lutem (gases surrounding the Earth) · hy ատմոսֆերա (gases surrounding the Earth) · es clima (environment, conditions, ambience) · pl atmosfera (mood or feeling) · ka ატმოსფერო (mood or feeling) · ky атмосфера (gases surrounding the Earth) · cs atmosféra (a unit of measurement for pressure) · am ከባቢ አየር (gases surrounding the Earth) · eo etoso (mood or feeling) · da atmosfære (gases surrounding the Earth) · gl atmosfera (gases surrounding the Earth) · fr atmosphère (a unit of measurement for pressure) · da atmosfære (mood or feeling) · bg атмосфе́ра (mood or feeling) · et atmosfäär (a unit of measurement for pressure) · hi वातावरण (air in a particular place) · fi tunnelma (mood or feeling) · cmn 氣圈 /气圈 (gases surrounding the Earth) · hi वायुमण्डल (gases surrounding the Earth) · is lofthjúpur (gases surrounding the Earth) · ast atmósfera (gases surrounding the Earth) · lt atmosfera (mood or feeling) · nl atmosfeer (a unit of measurement for pressure) · gl ambiente (mood or feeling) · be атмасфэ́ра (mood or feeling) · el ατμόσφαιρα (mood or feeling) · et atmosfäär (air in a particular place) · uk атмосфе́ра (a unit of measurement for pressure) · et rõhk (a unit of measurement for pressure) · sh ȕgođāj (mood or feeling)

atmosphere en · NOUN

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