/ˈætməsfɪə/
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Meaning
The air around the Earth; also the feeling that a place gives you.
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Word origin
Made from Greek atmos, meaning vapour, and sphaira, meaning ball: the ball of air around a planet.
- Origin
- Greek
- Root
- atmos + sphaira
- English cognates
- sphere
Grammar
Examples
layer .
This is the science meaning: the air around a planet.
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Here "atmosphere" means the feeling the place gives you.
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The feeling in the room was strange and uncomfortable.
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