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atmospheric

[at-muhs-fer-ik, -feer-] / ˌæt məsˈfɛr ɪk, -ˈfɪər- /


ADJECTIVE
having or giving an atmosphere
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In a separate set of experiments, environmental engineer Dr. Amit Kumar combined cold atmospheric plasma with gas dispersion to destroy PFAS.

From Science Daily Jul. 20, 2026

The same atmospheric conditions that allow pollution to travel from Canada into the United States also make environmental problems a shared challenge between neighboring countries.

From Salon Jul. 18, 2026

It examines how changing sea levels and ocean oxygen conditions affected phosphate availability and atmospheric carbon dioxide over the past 60 million years.

From Science Daily Jul. 16, 2026

Europe is the world's fastest-warming continent, and changes in atmospheric circulation are fuelling more frequent and more intense heatwaves on the continent.

From Barron's Jul. 9, 2026

Above all, there was the problem that Patterson’s samples were continuously and unaccountably contaminated with large doses of atmospheric lead whenever they were exposed to air.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson




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