atmospheric
English
Alternative forms
- atmosphæric (archaic, rare)
Etymology
From atmospher(e) + -ic.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌætməsˈfɛɹɪk/, /ˌætməsˈfɪ(ə)ɹɪk/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: -ɛɹɪk
Adjective
atmospheric (comparative more atmospheric, superlative most atmospheric)
- Of, relating to, produced by, or coming from the atmosphere.
- atmospheric phenomena
- (painting) Translucent or hazy.
- Evoking a particular emotional or aesthetic quality.
- a dark atmospheric thriller
- atmospheric concert
Synonyms
Derived terms
- atmospherically
- atmospheric engine
- atmospheric escape
- atmospheric hammer
- atmospheric oxygen
- atmospheric perspective
- atmospheric pressure
- atmospheric railway
- atmospheric refraction
- atmospheric river
- atmospheric tide
- endoatmospheric
- exoatmospheric
- extraatmospheric
- nonatmospheric
- palaeoatmospheric
- paleoatmospheric
- preatmospheric
- subatmospheric
- unatmospheric
Translations
relating to the atmosphere
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evoking a particular emotional or aesthetic quality
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