nouns
a particular environment or surrounding influence
"there was an atmosphere of excitement"
a unit of pressure: the pressure that will support a column of mercury 760 mm high at sea level and 0 degrees centigrade
the mass of air surrounding the Earth
"there was great heat as the comet entered the atmosphere"; "it was exposed to the air"
the weather or climate at some place
"the atmosphere was thick with fog"
the envelope of gases surrounding any celestial body
is a type of (narrower)
a fluid in the gaseous state having neither independent shape nor volume and being able to expand indefinitely
a distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing
"an air of mystery"; "the house had a neglected air"; "an atmosphere of defeat pervaded the candidate's headquarters"; "the place had an aura of romance"