atmospheric
- adjective
- /ˌætməˈsfɪrɪk/
- The researchers studied the effects of atmospheric pressure on weather patterns.
- atmospheric pressure
- atmospheric temperature
- atmospheric circulation
If a large release occurs, it will take the form of an atmospheric plume which travels downwind.
- If a large release occurs, it will take the form of an atmospheric plume which travels downwind.
- For their freeze ray, the researchers use what's called an atmospheric plasma beam.
- And some people actually grabbed the spectrum from like the, the image and we started doing like atmospheric modelling on the spectrum from like the TV screen.
- We did a atmospheric water extraction prize to pull water out of the atmosphere.
- And that explains and the speed of rotation and so forth, explains a lot of the atmospheric winds that we observe in our climate system.
- The globally largest source is mercury that rains down on us what we call atmospheric deposition.
- The pariah of heat and electromagnetism is regulated by the Arduino according to the progression of the atmospheric pressure.
Examples
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I'm afraid we are entering an atmospheric storm.
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Yes, increases in atmospheric carbon dioxide, all things being equal, will tend to warm the planet.
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First, its cells are relatively easy to grow and do not require special temperature or atmospheric conditions.
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And since that time atmospheric testing has been severely limited.
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There it is, the strange atmospheric phenomenon.
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Can you identify that atmospheric phenomenon?
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Any change in atmospheric pressure could cause it to rupture.
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Atmospheric radiation levels are dropping.
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Doctorate in Earth and Atmospheric Sciences.
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If a large release occurs, it will take the form of an atmospheric plume which travels downwind.
Synonyms
About weather and conditions in the air
Compounds
The weather at a place and time, including temperature, wind, and rain or snow
A United States government agency that monitors oceans and weather and issues forecasts and warnings for natural disasters
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The way energy builds up and moves in the air around the Earth, causing lightning and small shocks
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A crackling or hissing noise on a radio caused by electrical activity in the air
How Far
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Surface Forms
Morphology
atmospheric = atmosphere (transparent) = atmosphere + ic
Standard adjective formation from the noun 'atmosphere' meaning clearly 'relating to the atmosphere', which a learner who knows 'atmosphere' and '-ic' can infer.
Etymology
Atmospheric comes from the Greek parts atmos 'vapor' and sphere 'ball', which together picture the 'vapor ball' of air around the Earth. So atmospheric means 'relating to the air around the Earth'.