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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

action, aerial, aerodynamics, aerosphere, air, ambience, ambient, anagnorisis, angle, architectonics, architecture, argument, arrangement, atmospheric, aura, background, balance, biosphere, brushwork, catastrophe, character, characteristic, characterization, climate, color, complication, composition, continuity, contrivance, denouement, design, development, device, draftsmanship, ecosphere, episode, fable, falling action, feel, feeling, flavor, fluid, gas, gaseous envelope, gimmick, grouping, halogen gas, impression, incident, individuality, inert gas, lift, line, local color, medium, milieu, mise-en-scene, mood, motif, movement, mythos, noosphere, note, overtone, painterliness, peculiarity, peripeteia, perspective, plan, plot, pneumatic, pneumatics, property, quality, recognition, rising action, scheme, secondary plot, semblance, sense, shading, shadow, slant, spirit, story, structure, subject, subplot, suggestion, surroundings, switch, technique, thematic development, theme, tone, topic, treatment, twist, undertone, values, welkin

Dictionary Results for atmosphere:

1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)

atmosphere
    n 1: a particular environment or surrounding influence; "there
         was an atmosphere of excitement" [syn: atmosphere,
         ambiance, ambience]
    2: a unit of pressure: the pressure that will support a column
       of mercury 760 mm high at sea level and 0 degrees centigrade
       [syn: standard atmosphere, atmosphere, atm, standard
       pressure]
    3: the mass of air surrounding the Earth; "there was great heat
       as the comet entered the atmosphere"; "it was exposed to the
       air" [syn: atmosphere, air]
    4: the weather or climate at some place; "the atmosphere was
       thick with fog" [syn: atmosphere, atmospheric state]
    5: the envelope of gases surrounding any celestial body
    6: a distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or
       thing; "an air of mystery"; "the house had a neglected air";
       "an atmosphere of defeat pervaded the candidate's
       headquarters"; "the place had an aura of romance" [syn:
       air, aura, atmosphere]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Atmosphere \At"mos*phere\, n. [Gr. ? vapor (akin to Skr.
   [=a]tman breath, soul, G. athem breath) + ? sphere: cf. F.
   atmosph[`e]re. See Sphere.]
   1. (Physics)
      (a) The whole mass of a["e]riform fluid surrounding the
          earth; -- applied also to the gaseous envelope of any
          celestial orb, or other body; as, the atmosphere of
          Mars.
      (b) Any gaseous envelope or medium.
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                An atmosphere of cold oxygen.     --Miller.
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   2. A supposed medium around various bodies; as, electrical
      atmosphere, a medium formerly supposed to surround
      electrical bodies. --Franklin.
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   3. The pressure or weight of the air at the sea level, on a
      unit of surface, or about 14.7 lbs. to the sq. inch.
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            Hydrogen was liquefied under a pressure of 650
            atmospheres.                          --Lubbock.
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   4. Any surrounding or pervading influence or condition.
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            The chillest of social atmospheres.   --Hawthorne.
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   5. The portion of air in any locality, or affected by a
      special physical or sanitary condition; as, the atmosphere
      of the room; a moist or noxious atmosphere.
      [1913 Webster] Atmospheric

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