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atmosphere

[at-muhs-feer] / ˈæt məsˌfɪər /
NOUN
gases around the earth
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Among the missing ingredients is liquid water, which generally depends on the presence of an atmosphere and moderate temperatures.

From Science Daily Aug. 25, 2026

The telescope is already enclosed inside Falcon Heavy's protective fairing, the shell that surrounds a spacecraft during launch and shields it from aerodynamic forces and the atmosphere.

From Science Daily Aug. 24, 2026

You can soak up Genoa’s distinctive atmosphere at any time, however, by walking through its medieval historic center, marked by narrow streets called caruggi, which can be less than 3 feet wide.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 23, 2026

LAUREL, Md. — Ralph Lorenz dreamed up the idea of flying a helicopter through Titan’s thick methane-laden atmosphere back in 2000 in a speculative research paper and a cover story for New Scientist magazine.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 22, 2026

The “anything goes” atmosphere encouraged audacity and inventiveness.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

Willets focuses on DJ and experiential atmospheres, rather than live music venues and locales.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 11, 2026

A lot of us have worked for employers that try to create family or party-like atmospheres in one way or another.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 3, 2026

The discovery indicates that astronomers may be able to study the atmospheres of rocky exoplanets from the ground by looking for gases escaping into space.

From Science Daily Jul. 21, 2026

With their bold scripts, memorable atmospheres and breathtaking visual landscapes, these films were enough to reinstate some faith in the Hollywood machine.

From Salon Jun. 10, 2026

The weight of how many atmospheres is above me now?

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman

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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