English noun: atmosphere | |||
1. | atmosphere (state) a particular environment or surrounding influence | ||
Samples | There was an atmosphere of excitement. | ||
Synonyms | ambiance, ambience | ||
Broader (hypernym) | condition, status | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | feel, feeling, flavor, flavour, genius loci, gloom, gloominess, glumness, look, miasm, miasma, smell, spirit, tone | ||
2. | atmosphere (quantity) a unit of pressure: the pressure that will support a column of mercury 760 mm high at sea level and 0 degrees centigrade | ||
Synonyms | atm, standard atmosphere, standard pressure | ||
Broader (hypernym) | pressure unit | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | s.t.p., STP | ||
3. | atmosphere (location) the mass of air surrounding the Earth | ||
Samples | There was great heat as the comet entered the atmosphere. It was exposed to the air. | ||
Synonyms | air | ||
Broader (hypernym) | part, region | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | airspace | ||
Part holonym | air space, airspace, ionosphere | ||
Part meronym | Earth, globe, world | ||
4. | atmosphere (state) the weather or climate at some place | ||
Samples | The atmosphere was thick with fog. | ||
Synonyms | atmospheric state | ||
Broader (hypernym) | atmospheric condition, conditions, weather, weather condition | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | air mass, anticyclone, cyclone, fog, fogginess, murk, murkiness | ||
5. | atmosphere (object) the envelope of gases surrounding any celestial body | ||
Broader (hypernym) | gas | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | sky | ||
Part holonym | exosphere, mesosphere, stratosphere, thermosphere, troposphere | ||
6. | atmosphere (attribute) a distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing | ||
Samples | 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. | ||
Synonyms | air, aura | ||
Broader (hypernym) | quality | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | mystique, note, vibe, vibration | ||