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atmosphere

[at-muhs-feer] / ˈæt məsˌfɪər /
NOUN
gases around the earth
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"They know the game so well that if the atmosphere, or the world, or the vibe feels off, they'll pick up on it pretty fast."

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

The researchers determined that incoming space rocks pass through seven distinct phases as they travel through the atmosphere.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 29, 2026

Inside Ball’s former Charlotte residence, soaring ceilings and expansive windows create an open atmosphere, allowing natural light to flow throughout the home’s generously proportioned living spaces.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2026

The journey begins in Phase 1, high above Earth, where the atmosphere becomes dense enough for the incoming rock to generate a shock wave ahead of it.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 29, 2026

I look around the small candlelit pub, breathing in the kindred atmosphere.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin

When the researchers examined white dwarfs throughout the sky, they found that the stars could be divided into several color groups based on the chemical makeup of their atmospheres.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 2026

Cooler white dwarfs with atmospheres containing both hydrogen and helium can develop cyan or pale blue coloring.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 2026

Brown dwarfs are particularly valuable for investigating the atmospheres of giant exoplanets, which are planets orbiting stars outside our Solar System.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 2026

The team expects future observations using multiple wavelengths and similarly precise instruments to uncover a wider range of elements in exoplanet atmospheres.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026

Like Venus, the Earth also has about 90 atmospheres of carbon dioxide; but it resides in the crust as limestone and other carbonates, not in the atmosphere.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

Eric Ambler led a school during the United Front period of the '30s with wonderfully atmosphered thrillers in which the heroes, or their allies, were Soviet security men.

From Time Magazine Archive

Not after all the other new Earths, freezing cold or methane atmosphered or at best completely waterless.

From The First Day of Spring by Mari Wolf

It had atmosphered itself with rich perfume, and something far richer, for three thousand miles.

From Among the Forces by Henry White Warren

Or rather, it left its ghosts behind it, ever shifting forms and shadows, each atmosphered in its own ethereal mood.

From Weighed and Wanting by George MacDonald


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