atmosphere

Planet's gaseous envelope

Atmosphere is the layer of gases surrounding a planet—Earth's atmosphere is the air we breathe.

By extension, atmosphere describes the pervading mood or tone of a place: The restaurant had a romantic atmosphere.

A room with atmosphere has character or ambiance.

In physics, one atmosphere is a unit of pressure equal to the weight of air at sea level.

gases

oxygen

Element eight, colorless gas

neon · helium · methane · krypton · xenon · hydrogen · ozone · water vapor · aerosols · particulates

mood

ambiance

Mood of surroundings

  • vibeIntuitive sense of mood
  • toneQuality of sound
  • auraPerceived emanation surrounding someone

feeling · energy · spirit · character · tenor · quality · setting · milieu · undercurrent · impression

climate

greenhouse effect

Atmospheric heat retention mechanism

weather · humidity · precipitation · climate change · ozone depletion · CFCs · UV radiation · carbon footprint · air quality · pollution

pressure

barometer

Instrument gauging atmospheric pressure

isobars · high-pressure · low-pressure · altimeter · aneroid · air pressure · density · altitude · vacuum · compression

layers

thermosphere

High-temperature atmospheric zone

ambient

background music

Audio meant to accompany

echo · hum · white noise · sonic · aural · immersive · chill · lo-fi · electronic · meditative

astronomy

Venusian

Of the second planet

lunar · extraterrestrial · habitable · spectroscopy · exoplanet · terrestrial · gas giant

Categories
Opposites
ambient mood or feeling

atmospheresterility

Absence of microbes or fertility

blandness · lifelessness · emptiness · coldness · soullessness

spatial domain

atmosphereearth

Soil or electrical grounding

ground · surface · land · lithosphere · solid ground

physical medium/space

atmospherevacuum

Absence of matter

void · emptiness · space · outer space · nothingness

Phrases
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atmospheric, atmospheres, atmospherics, atmospherically, atmospheric pressure

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