atmosphere
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6.8
- noun
- /ˈætməsˌfɪr/
- Specialized
:
atmósfera
- The pressure at sea level is defined as one atmosphere, which supports a column of mercury 760 millimeters high.
- pressure of atmospheres
Examples
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There's one way to do that, which is to use the fact that the pressure of the Earth's atmosphere falls as we go higher and higher.
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Refrigeration and modified atmospheres are now used to fight fungal decay of strawberries.
Academic text (1998) -
Teachers, parents, and youth leaders can create an atmosphere of mutual trust, respect, and understanding.
Academic text (1998) -
And we've actually started to change one of the most fundamental things on the Earth, the atmosphere driving changes in our very climate.
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Note your favorite examples, and describe how this technique contributes to the fantastic atmosphere of the tale.
Fiction book (2000) -
So we can ask, does it interact with Earth's atmosphere when it launches?
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We showed that the atmosphere is powerful enough to crumple even this very thick, very big drum.
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The other told me that the hull was being subjected to nearly one hundred atmospheres of pressure.
Fiction book (1999) -
According to the original plan, the hull should have had a tolerance of nineteen atmospheres.
Academic text (1999) -
Over the course of construction, the tolerance was lowered to about 18.4 atmospheres.
Academic text (1999)
Synonyms
1
4.0
A unit for measuring pressure equal to the air pressure at sea level
1
6.1
The usual air pressure at sea level used for checking and calibrating instruments
The pressure at sea level used as a reference equal to a 760 mm column of mercury at zero Celsius
Compounds
- Specialized
1
6.1
The usual air pressure at sea level used for checking and calibrating instruments
- Informal
A relaxed, slightly run-down feeling in a bar or small restaurant that is friendly and informal
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Etymology
The word atmosphere was also used to name pressure because people used the pressure of the Earth's air as a standard; one 'atmosphere' is about the pressure of the air at sea level, which is why scientists measure pressure in 'atmospheres'.