| atmosphere | | |
| n. (state) | 1. ambiance, ambience, atmosphere | a particular environment or surrounding influence.; "there was an atmosphere of excitement" |
| ~ condition, status | a state at a particular time.; "a condition (or state) of disrepair"; "the current status of the arms negotiations" |
| ~ genius loci | the special atmosphere of a place. |
| ~ gloominess, glumness, gloom | an atmosphere of depression and melancholy.; "gloom pervaded the office" |
| ~ miasm, miasma | an unwholesome atmosphere.; "the novel spun a miasma of death and decay" |
| ~ flavor, flavour, feel, spirit, feeling, smell, look, tone | the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people.; "the feel of the city excited him"; "a clergyman improved the tone of the meeting"; "it had the smell of treason" |
| n. (quantity) | 2. atm, atmosphere, standard atmosphere, standard pressure | a unit of pressure: the pressure that will support a column of mercury 760 mm high at sea level and 0 degrees centigrade. |
| ~ pressure unit | a unit measuring force per unit area. |
| ~ s.t.p., stp | standard temperature and pressure. |
| n. (location) | 3. air, atmosphere | the mass of air surrounding the Earth.; "there was great heat as the comet entered the atmosphere"; "it was exposed to the air" |
| ~ airspace | the atmosphere above a nation that is deemed to be under its jurisdiction.; "the plane was refused permission to enter Chinese airspace" |
| ~ air space, airspace | the space in the atmosphere immediately above the earth. |
| ~ ionosphere | the outer region of the Earth's atmosphere; contains a high concentration of free electrons. |
| ~ region, part | the extended spatial location of something.; "the farming regions of France"; "religions in all parts of the world"; "regions of outer space" |
| ~ earth, globe, world | the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on.; "the Earth moves around the sun"; "he sailed around the world" |
| n. (state) | 4. atmosphere, atmospheric state | the weather or climate at some place.; "the atmosphere was thick with fog" |
| ~ atmospheric condition, weather, weather condition, conditions | the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation.; "they were hoping for good weather"; "every day we have weather conditions and yesterday was no exception"; "the conditions were too rainy for playing in the snow" |
| ~ air mass | a large body of air with uniform characteristics horizontally. |
| ~ anticyclone | (meteorology) winds spiraling outward from a high pressure center; circling clockwise in the northern hemisphere and counterclockwise in the southern. |
| ~ cyclone | (meteorology) rapid inward circulation of air masses about a low pressure center; circling counterclockwise in the northern hemisphere and clockwise in the southern. |
| ~ fogginess, murk, murkiness, fog | an atmosphere in which visibility is reduced because of a cloud of some substance. |
| n. (object) | 5. atmosphere | the envelope of gases surrounding any celestial body. |
| ~ exosphere | the outermost atmospheric layer. |
| ~ mesosphere | the atmospheric layer between the stratosphere and the thermosphere. |
| ~ sky | the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth. |
| ~ stratosphere | the atmospheric layer between the troposphere and the mesosphere. |
| ~ thermosphere | the atmospheric layer between the mesosphere and the exosphere. |
| ~ troposphere | the lowest atmospheric layer; from 4 to 11 miles high (depending on latitude). |
| ~ gas | a fluid in the gaseous state having neither independent shape nor volume and being able to expand indefinitely. |
| n. (attribute) | 6. air, atmosphere, aura | 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" |
| ~ quality | an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone.; "the quality of mercy is not strained" |
| ~ mystique | an aura of heightened value or interest or meaning surrounding a person or thing. |
| ~ note | a characteristic emotional quality.; "it ended on a sour note"; "there was a note of gaiety in her manner"; "he detected a note of sarcasm" |
| ~ vibe, vibration | a distinctive emotional aura experienced instinctively.; "that place gave me bad vibrations"; "it gave me a nostalgic vibe" |
| environment | | |
| n. (state) | 1. environment | the totality of surrounding conditions.; "he longed for the comfortable environment of his living room" |
| ~ situation, state of affairs | the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time.; "the present international situation is dangerous"; "wondered how such a state of affairs had come about"; "eternal truths will be neither true nor eternal unless they have fresh meaning for every new social situation" |
| ~ circumstance, context, setting | the set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation or event.; "the historical context" |
| ~ ecology | the environment as it relates to living organisms.; "it changed the ecology of the island" |
| ~ scope, setting, background | the state of the environment in which a situation exists.; "you can't do that in a university setting" |
| ~ home | an environment offering affection and security.; "home is where the heart is"; "he grew up in a good Christian home"; "there's no place like home" |
| ~ milieu, surroundings | the environmental condition. |
| ~ arena, domain, sphere, orbit, area, field | a particular environment or walk of life.; "his social sphere is limited"; "it was a closed area of employment"; "he's out of my orbit" |
| ~ street | the streets of a city viewed as a depressed environment in which there is poverty and crime and prostitution and dereliction.; "she tried to keep her children off the street" |
| n. (location) | 2. environment, environs, surround, surroundings | the area in which something exists or lives.; "the country--the flat agricultural surround" |
| ~ ambiance, ambience | the atmosphere of an environment. |
| ~ medium | the surrounding environment.; "fish require an aqueous medium" |
| ~ setting, scene | the context and environment in which something is set.; "the perfect setting for a ghost story" |
| ~ element | the most favorable environment for a plant or animal.; "water is the element of fishes" |
| ~ geographic area, geographic region, geographical area, geographical region | a demarcated area of the Earth. |
| ~ habitat, home ground | the type of environment in which an organism or group normally lives or occurs.; "a marine habitat"; "he felt safe on his home grounds" |
| ~ melting pot | an environment in which many ideas and races are socially assimilated. |
| ~ parts | the local environment.; "he hasn't been seen around these parts in years" |
| surroundings | | |
| n. (state) | 1. milieu, surroundings | the environmental condition. |
| ~ environment | the totality of surrounding conditions.; "he longed for the comfortable environment of his living room" |
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