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atmospheric

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


ADJECTIVE
having or giving an atmosphere
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During El Nino, trade winds weaken and atmospheric patterns shift across the tropical Pacific, allowing warm waters around Indonesia to spread eastward toward South America.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

That results in a small cooling effect for the planet, said Eloise Marais, an atmospheric chemist at University College London and one of the paper’s authors.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

As these gases react with other atmospheric compounds, they eventually break down and form TFA.

From Science Daily • Jun. 9, 2026

They have also noticed a drop in atmospheric pressure over the central Pacific compared with the western Pacific.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

Livingston figured instead that Edlefsen had merely created heavy ions from the atmospheric nitrogen and oxygen left inside the device by poor evacuation technique.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik




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