Definitions for atmosphere

atmosphere at·mos·phere

Spelling: [at-muh s-feer]
IPA: /ˈæt məsˌfɪər/

Atmosphere is a 10 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 17 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 18 points.

You can make 1172 anagrams from letters in atmosphere (aeehmoprst).

Definitions for atmosphere

noun

  1. the gaseous envelope surrounding the earth; the air.
  2. this medium at a given place.
  3. Astronomy. the gaseous envelope surrounding a heavenly body.
  4. Chemistry. any gaseous envelope or medium.
  5. a conventional unit of pressure, the normal pressure of the air at sea level, about 14.7 pounds per square inch (101.3 kilopascals), equal to the pressure exerted by a column of mercury 29.92 inches (760 mm) high. Abbreviation: atm.
  6. a surrounding or pervading mood, environment, or influence:
  7. the dominant mood or emotional tone of a work of art, as of a play or novel:
  8. a distinctive quality, as of a place; character:

verb (used with object)

  1. to give an atmosphere to:

Origin of atmosphere

From the New Latin word atmosphaera, dating back to 1630-40. See atmo-, -sphere

Examples for atmosphere

Over a decade, his teaching often took place in an atmosphere of what one cadet called “wanton disrespect.”

Without it in the atmosphere, the Earth would be a barren, frozen wasteland.

They absorbed her atmosphere and after each followed a period of mental asphyxy.

However, several probes—most recently the Curiosity rover—have measured methane in the Martian atmosphere.

The atmosphere on campuses has gotten repressive enough that comedian Chris Rock no longer plays colleges.

It was sultry, and there was something in the atmosphere that at once threatened and soothed.

Her woman's vanity blossomed deliciously in the atmosphere of a man's love.

He had breathed into the atmosphere a subtle malaria, and George had caught the disease.

The campaigns of Napoleon, with their atmosphere of glory, illustrate this.

There is a long history of official anti-clericalism in Mexico, but the atmosphere in Tierra Caliente goes far beyond that.

Word Value for atmosphere
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Words with friends

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