Thursday, June 8, 2017

ATMOSPHERE

WORD: ATMOSPHERE

MEANING:
1. The gaseous mass or envelope surrounding a celestial body, especially the one surrounding the earth, and retained by the celestial body's gravitational field.
2. The air or climate in a specific place.
3. Abbr. atm Physics A unit of pressure equal to the air pressure at sea level. It equals the amount of pressure that will support a column of mercury 760 millimeters high at 0 degrees Celsius under standard gravity, or 14.7 pounds per square inch (1.01325 × 105 pascals).
4. A dominant intellectual or emotional environment or attitude: an atmosphere of distrust among the electorate.
5. The dominant tone or mood of a work of art.
6. An aesthetic quality or effect, especially a distinctive and pleasing one, associated with a particular place: a restaurant with an Old World atmosphere.
7. air, sky, troposphere

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Mars Atmosphere: Oxygen Detected For First Time In 40 Years

PRONOUNCE:
at·mos·phere - ऐट्मस्फिर / ऐट्मस्फीर

LINK: ATMOSPHERE

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