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atmosphere

[at-muhs-feer] / ˈæt məsˌfɪər /
NOUN
gases around the earth
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Rather than simply losing its gases to space, the planet's vast reservoir of molten rock may be constantly releasing new material into the atmosphere.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 27, 2026

Ceramic tiles closer to the front are darker, stained with the unreal heat of piercing the atmosphere.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026

“This atmosphere, it’s so loud,” Klena says, a little awestruck.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

One attendee among about 200 members at the meeting told BBC Sport the atmosphere in the room remained mixed.

From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026

Was it possible that the atmosphere of Barracks 28 had affected even this cruel guard?

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

Cooler white dwarfs with atmospheres containing both hydrogen and helium can develop cyan or pale blue coloring.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 2026

When the researchers examined white dwarfs throughout the sky, they found that the stars could be divided into several color groups based on the chemical makeup of their atmospheres.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 2026

Brown dwarfs are particularly valuable for investigating the atmospheres of giant exoplanets, which are planets orbiting stars outside our Solar System.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 2026

But new observations reveal that the atmospheres surrounding some of these scorching alien worlds can have surprisingly uneven shapes.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026

In five minutes it leaked so much it pressurized the whole airlock to 1.2 atmospheres.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir

Eric Ambler led a school during the United Front period of the '30s with wonderfully atmosphered thrillers in which the heroes, or their allies, were Soviet security men.

From Time Magazine Archive

Not after all the other new Earths, freezing cold or methane atmosphered or at best completely waterless.

From The First Day of Spring by Mari Wolf

Or rather, it left its ghosts behind it, ever shifting forms and shadows, each atmosphered in its own ethereal mood.

From Weighed and Wanting by George MacDonald

It had atmosphered itself with rich perfume, and something far richer, for three thousand miles.

From Among the Forces by Henry White Warren


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