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/aðˈmosfeɾa/

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Translation

atmosphere

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Word origin

From Greek atmos ('vapour') plus sphaira ('sphere'), coined in the seventeenth century for the layer of gas surrounding a planet. English 'atmosphere' has the same origin.

Origin
Greek
Root
atmos + sphaira
English cognates
atmosphere

Grammar

Genderfeminine
Pluralatmósferas

Examples

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The Earth's atmosphere protects us from the sun.

acogedora.

The restaurant has a very cosy atmosphere.

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Pollution is damaging the atmosphere.

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There was an atmosphere of tension in the meeting.

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The ship crossed the atmosphere at great speed.

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This word is taught in chapter 31, lesson 11: atmósfera, propina, espiritual and 7 more words.