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atmosphere

[at-muhs-feer] / ˈæt məsˌfɪər /
NOUN
gases around the earth
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The largest share, 27 percent, comes from secondary particles, formed when gases released by vehicles, industry, power plants and biomass burning react in the atmosphere.

From Barron's ● Nov. 9, 2026

Much like snowflakes in the atmosphere, marine snow particles vary considerably.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 9, 2026

More concerning for Walters will be the mistakes Walsh made as he got swept up in the feverish atmosphere.

From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2026

At the end of each episode, Jerry grades the songs on lyrical strength, narrative structure, production and atmosphere, lore and literary devices, and emotional impact.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 7, 2026

For a start, Newcomen could not have devised his engine without knowing about the pressure of the atmosphere, since this provides its driving force.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

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

James Webb's extraordinary sensitivity has already enabled scientists to investigate alien atmospheres using a method called eclipse mapping.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026

But new observations reveal that the atmospheres surrounding some of these scorching alien worlds can have surprisingly uneven shapes.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026

They have solid surfaces, interiors made of rock and iron, and atmospheres ranging from near-vacuum to pressures ninety times higher than the Earth’s.

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

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

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


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