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Definitions for atmospheric
ˌæt məsˈfɛr ɪk, -ˈfɪər-at·mo·spher·ic

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. atmospheric, atmosphericaladjective

    relating to or located in the atmosphere

    "atmospheric tests"

Wiktionary

  1. atmosphericadjective

    Of, relating to, produced by, or coming from the atmosphere.

  2. atmosphericadjective

    Translucent or hazy.

  3. atmosphericadjective

    Evoking a particular emotional or aesthetic quality.

    a dark atmospheric thriller

Wikipedia

  1. atmospheric

    An atmosphere (from Ancient Greek ἀτμός (atmós) 'vapour, steam', and σφαῖρα (sphaîra) 'sphere') is a layer of gas or layers of gases that envelop a planet, and is held in place by the gravity of the planetary body. A planet retains an atmosphere when the gravity is great and the temperature of the atmosphere is low. A stellar atmosphere is the outer region of a star, which includes the layers above the opaque photosphere; stars of low temperature might have outer atmospheres containing compound molecules. The atmosphere of Earth is composed of nitrogen (78%), oxygen (21%), argon (0.9%), carbon dioxide (0.04%) and trace gases. Most organisms use oxygen for respiration; lightning and bacteria perform nitrogen fixation to produce ammonia that is used to make nucleotides and amino acids; plants, algae, and cyanobacteria use carbon dioxide for photosynthesis. The layered composition of the atmosphere minimises the harmful effects of sunlight, ultraviolet radiation, the solar wind, and cosmic rays to protect organisms from genetic damage. The current composition of the atmosphere of the Earth is the product of billions of years of biochemical modification of the paleoatmosphere by living organisms. Evolution of the Atmosphere

Webster Dictionary

  1. Atmosphericadjective

    alt. of Atmospherical

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of atmospheric in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of atmospheric in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of atmospheric in a Sentence

  1. David Robinson:

    When dust veils like this occur, they tend to put a lid on atmospheric convection over areas favorable for tropical storm development, add to this the impact of the El Nio, which favors stronger-than-average winds across the Atlantic basin-- which tend to shear apart any rising motion -- and you have a recipe for a below-average hurricane season.

  2. Daniel Magee:

    As we got closer I saw a fin and realized it was a whale, some lock keepers hosing Atmospheric Administration.Garside down and it looked like the tide was going up so Atmospheric Administration.Garside could turn around. I realized that the whale might be injured as it started rolling on its side and thrashing about.

  3. Adam Schiff:

    We should approach these questions without preconceptions to encourage a thorough, systematized analysis of the potential national security and flight safety risks posed by unidentified aerial phenomena, whether they are the result of a foreign adversary, atmospheric or other aerial phenomena, space debris, or something else entirely.

  4. Nikole Lewis:

    I kind of really want us to be able to find life on something that looks not a lot like Earth, it's safe for us to say if it looks like Earth and it smells like Earth, then it's probably Earth and therefore has life. That's not adventuresome enough for me, so I would love to kick it out there and really start to look at the atmospheric chemistry and temperature of planets that are maybe a little bit bigger than Earth.

  5. Elina Shirazi -RRB- Levy:

    Were working with partners, with a lot of other groups, such as National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, The National Marine Sanctuary Program, Florida Keys National Sanctuary, The Nature Conservancy, Mote Marine Lab, Florida Keys Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission lots of partners are coming together for this mission. The Mission Iconic Reefs is The Mission Iconic Reefs to reef restoration in Florida Keys. Its at a scale thats unprecedented and this project The Mission Iconic Reefs is a first of The Mission Iconic Reefs kind for us.

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