atmospheric

[ at-muhs-fer-ik, -feer- ]

/ ˌæt məsˈfɛr ɪk, -ˈfɪər- /

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adjective

pertaining to, existing in, or consisting of the atmosphere: atmospheric vapors.

caused by, produced by, or operated on by the atmosphere: atmospheric storms.

resembling or suggestive of the atmosphere; having muted tones and softened or indistinct outlines; hazy: atmospheric effects.

having or producing an emotional atmosphere: atmospheric quality; atmospheric lighting.

Also at·mos·pher·i·cal .

Origin of atmospheric

First recorded in 1775–85; atmosphere + -ic

OTHER WORDS FROM atmospheric

at·mos·pher·i·cal·ly, adverbnon·at·mos·pher·ic, adjectivenon·at·mos·pher·i·cal, adjectivenon·at·mos·pher·i·cal·ly, adverb

un·at·mos·pher·ic, adjective

Words nearby atmospheric

atmometer, atmometry, atmophile, Atmos clock, atmosphere, atmospheric, atmospheric braking, atmospheric electricity, atmospheric engine, atmospheric perspective, atmospheric pressure

Example sentences from the Web for atmospheric

Dear Thief is worthy of the abused critical adjectives philosophical, atmospheric, and masterful.
A Novel Nearly Impossible to Review|Nicholas Mancusi|December 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Yet this is an established fact, agreed upon by over 99 percent of climatologists, atmospheric scientists, and other experts.
Extreme Weather? Blame the End Times|Jay Michaelson|November 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Carell is good in a brooding, atmospheric movie but Channing Tatum and Mark Ruffalo are better.
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His focus on the grim and the disturbing is beautiful, and becomes rhythmic, atmospheric, and addictive.
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These, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, are the worst storms ever to hit the U.S.
Hercules, Schmercules. Here Are America’s 5 Worst Blizzards|Nina Strochlic|January 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Being of a nature more or less sensitive to atmospheric influences, I feel a corresponding gloominess.
Fibble, D. D.|Irvin Shrewsbury Cobb
Water can not be pumped out of a pipe from which atmospheric air is excluded.
Scientific American, Volume XXIV., No. 12, March 18, 1871|Various
Of the non- atmospheric type the "Sansair," also made by Geo.
Acetylene, The Principles Of Its Generation And Use|F. H. Leeds
The weather began now to give unmistakable signs, of a general disturbance of the atmospheric machine.
Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States|Raphael Semmes
The volumes of air referred to are, of course, in all cases taken at atmospheric pressure.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 803, May 23, 1891|Various