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atmospheric

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


ADJECTIVE
having or giving an atmosphere
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The nagatitan roamed Earth when the planet's atmospheric carbon dioxide levels were rising in line with high global temperatures.

From BBC • May 14, 2026

During especially powerful events, these particles collide with atmospheric gases and create carbon 14 compounds that spread around the globe and become trapped inside living organisms.

From Science Daily • May 14, 2026

Two of my very favorite restaurants in New Mexico reside along this zagging sweep, both quirky and atmospheric and also grounding in their sense of place.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

Because methane has a shorter atmospheric lifetime, reducing methane pollution could produce climate benefits relatively quickly.

From Science Daily • May 10, 2026

There North described and sketched a two-cylinder atmospheric steam engine which he said he had seen ‘onely in modell’.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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