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atmosphere 音标拼音: ['ætməsf ,ɪr] n. 大气,空气,气氛,大气层,大气圈 大气,空气,气氛,大气层,大气圈 atmosphere n 1: a particular environment or surrounding influence; " there was an atmosphere of excitement" [ synonym: { atmosphere}, { ambiance}, { ambience}] 2: a unit of pressure: the pressure that will support a column of mercury 760 mm high at sea level and 0 degrees centigrade [ synonym: { standard atmosphere}, { atmosphere}, { atm}, { standard pressure}] 3: the mass of air surrounding the Earth; " there was great heat as the comet entered the atmosphere"; " it was exposed to the air" [ synonym: { atmosphere}, { air}] 4: the weather or climate at some place; " the atmosphere was thick with fog" [ synonym: { atmosphere}, { atmospheric state}] 5: the envelope of gases surrounding any celestial body 6: a distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing; " an air of mystery"; " the house had a neglected air"; " an atmosphere of defeat pervaded the candidate' s headquarters"; " the place had an aura of romance" [ synonym: { air}, { aura}, { atmosphere}] Atmosphere \ At" mos* phere\, n. [ Gr. ? vapor ( akin to Skr. [= a] tman breath, soul, G. athem breath) ? sphere: cf. F. atmosph[` e] re. See { Sphere}.] 1. ( Physics) ( a) The whole mass of a[" e] riform fluid surrounding the earth; -- applied also to the gaseous envelope of any celestial orb, or other body; as, the atmosphere of Mars. ( b) Any gaseous envelope or medium. [ 1913 Webster] An atmosphere of cold oxygen. -- Miller. [ 1913 Webster] 2. A supposed medium around various bodies; as, electrical atmosphere, a medium formerly supposed to surround electrical bodies. -- Franklin. [ 1913 Webster] 3. The pressure or weight of the air at the sea level, on a unit of surface, or about 14. 7 lbs. to the sq. inch. [ 1913 Webster] Hydrogen was liquefied under a pressure of 650 atmospheres. -- Lubbock. [ 1913 Webster] 4. Any surrounding or pervading influence or condition. [ 1913 Webster] The chillest of social atmospheres. -- Hawthorne. [ 1913 Webster] 5. The portion of air in any locality, or affected by a special physical or sanitary condition; as, the atmosphere of the room; a moist or noxious atmosphere. [ 1913 Webster] Atmospheric101 Moby Thesaurus words for " atmosphere": action, aerial, aerodynamics, aerosphere, air, ambience, ambient, anagnorisis, angle, architectonics, architecture, argument, arrangement, atmospheric, aura, background, balance, biosphere, brushwork, catastrophe, character, characteristic, characterization, climate, color, complication, composition, continuity, contrivance, denouement, design, development, device, draftsmanship, ecosphere, episode, fable, falling action, feel, feeling, flavor, fluid, gas, gaseous envelope, gimmick, grouping, halogen gas, impression, incident, individuality, inert gas, lift, line, local color, medium, milieu, mise- en- scene, mood, motif, movement, mythos, noosphere, note, overtone, painterliness, peculiarity, peripeteia, perspective, plan, plot, pneumatic, pneumatics, property, quality, recognition, rising action, scheme, secondary plot, semblance, sense, shading, shadow, slant, spirit, story, structure, subject, subplot, suggestion, surroundings, switch, technique, thematic development, theme, tone, topic, treatment, twist, undertone, values, welkin
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