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atmospheric

[at-muhs-fer-ik, -feer-] / ˌæt məsˈfɛr ɪk, -ˈfɪər- /


ADJECTIVE
having or giving an atmosphere
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The nagatitan roamed Earth when the planet's atmospheric carbon dioxide levels were rising in line with high global temperatures.

From BBC • May 14, 2026

Researchers also warn that the chemicals could influence climate and atmospheric processes.

From Science Daily • May 13, 2026

Warmer temperatures are also shrinking the snowpack in the Sierra Nevada, he said, and that means more and more of the state’s water will come from big downpours during atmospheric rivers.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

They could also interfere with ice nucleation, an important step in atmospheric cloud processes.

From Science Daily • May 13, 2026

Absurdly, he was excluded from a 1971 National Research Council panel appointed to investigate the dangers of atmospheric lead poisoning even though he was by now unquestionably the leading expert on atmospheric lead.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson




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