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noun
a particular environment or surrounding influence
“there was an atmosphere of excitement”
noun
the mass of air surrounding the Earth
“there was great heat as the comet entered the atmosphere”
noun
a distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing
“an atmosphere of defeat pervaded the candidate's headquarters”
noun
a unit of pressure: the pressure that will support a column of mercury 760 mm high at sea level and 0 degrees centigrade
noun
the envelope of gases surrounding any celestial body
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