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English to English noun
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a particular environment or surrounding influence |  | Example: there was an atmosphere of excitement
source: wordnet30
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a unit of pressure: the pressure that will support a column of mercury 760 mm high at sea level and 0 degrees centigrade | | source: wordnet30
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the mass of air surrounding the Earth | | Example: there was great heat as the comet entered the atmosphere
it was exposed to the air
source: wordnet30
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the weather or climate at some place | | Example: the atmosphere was thick with fog
source: wordnet30
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the envelope of gases surrounding any celestial body | | source: wordnet30
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a distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing | | Example: 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
source: wordnet30
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The whole mass of aëriform fluid surrounding the earth; -- applied also to the gaseous envelope of any celestial orb, or other body; as, the atmosphere of Mars. | | source: webster1913
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