Dictionary Check: atmosphere
"atmosphere" is a valid word!
Scrabble
17
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Words with Friends
18
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Definition
noun
a particular environment or surrounding influence
Example:
"there was an atmosphere of excitement"
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 mass of air surrounding the Earth
Example:
"there was great heat as the comet entered the atmosphere"
noun
the weather or climate at some place
Example:
"the atmosphere was thick with fog"
noun
the envelope of gases surrounding any celestial body
noun
a distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing
Example:
"an air of mystery"
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