atmosphere
English Thesaurus
1. a distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing (noun.attribute)
| hypernym | : | quality, |
| definition | : | an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone (noun.attribute) |
| hyponym | : | mystique, |
| definition | : | an aura of heightened value or interest or meaning surrounding a person or thing (noun.attribute) |
| hyponym | : | note, |
| definition | : | a characteristic emotional quality (noun.attribute) |
| hyponym | : | vibe, vibration, |
| definition | : | a distinctive emotional aura experienced instinctively (noun.attribute) |
2. the mass of air surrounding the Earth (noun.location)
| hypernym | : | part, region, |
| definition | : | the extended spatial location of something (noun.location) |
| hyponym | : | airspace, |
| definition | : | the atmosphere above a nation that is deemed to be under its jurisdiction (noun.location) |
| part holonym | : | air space, airspace, |
| definition | : | the space in the atmosphere immediately above the earth (noun.location) |
| part holonym | : | ionosphere, |
| definition | : | the outer region of the Earth's atmosphere; contains a high concentration of free electrons (noun.location) |
| part meronym | : | earth, globe, world, |
| definition | : | the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on (noun.object) |
3. the envelope of gases surrounding any celestial body (noun.object)
| hypernym | : | gas, |
| definition | : | a fluid in the gaseous state having neither independent shape nor volume and being able to expand indefinitely (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | sky, |
| definition | : | the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth (noun.object) |
| part holonym | : | exosphere, |
| definition | : | the outermost atmospheric layer (noun.object) |
| part holonym | : | mesosphere, |
| definition | : | the atmospheric layer between the stratosphere and the thermosphere (noun.object) |
| part holonym | : | stratosphere, |
| definition | : | the atmospheric layer between the troposphere and the mesosphere (noun.object) |
| part holonym | : | thermosphere, |
| definition | : | the atmospheric layer between the mesosphere and the exosphere (noun.object) |
| part holonym | : | troposphere, |
| definition | : | the lowest atmospheric layer; from 4 to 11 miles high (depending on latitude) (noun.object) |
4. a unit of pressure: the pressure that will support a column of mercury 760 mm high at sea level and 0 degrees centigrade (noun.quantity)
| hypernym | : | pressure unit, |
| definition | : | a unit measuring force per unit area (noun.quantity) |
| hyponym | : | s.t.p., stp, |
| definition | : | standard temperature and pressure (noun.quantity) |
5. the weather or climate at some place (noun.state)
| hyponym | : | air mass, |
| definition | : | a large body of air with uniform characteristics horizontally (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | anticyclone, |
| definition | : | (meteorology) winds spiraling outward from a high pressure center; circling clockwise in the northern hemisphere and counterclockwise in the southern (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | cyclone, |
| definition | : | (meteorology) rapid inward circulation of air masses about a low pressure center; circling counterclockwise in the northern hemisphere and clockwise in the southern (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | fog, fogginess, murk, murkiness, |
| definition | : | an atmosphere in which visibility is reduced because of a cloud of some substance (noun.state) |
6. a particular environment or surrounding influence (noun.state)
| hypernym | : | condition, status, |
| definition | : | a state at a particular time (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | genius loci, |
| definition | : | the special atmosphere of a place (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | miasm, miasma, |
| definition | : | an unwholesome atmosphere (noun.state) |
7. the mass of air surrounding the Earth (noun.location)
8. a particular environment or surrounding influence (noun.state)
| derivation | : | ambient, |
| definition | : | completely enveloping (adj.all) |
9. the mass of air surrounding the Earth (noun.location)
10. a particular environment or surrounding influence (noun.state)
| derivation | : | ambient, |
| definition | : | completely enveloping (adj.all) |
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