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atmosphere

noun
  1. a distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing
    air
  2. the mass of air surrounding the Earth
    “there was great heat as the comet entered the atmosphere”
    air
  3. the envelope of gases surrounding any celestial body
  4. a unit of pressure: the pressure that will support a column of mercury 760 mm high at sea level and 0 degrees centigrade
    standard atmospherestandard pressure
  5. the weather or climate at some place
    “the atmosphere was thick with fog”
    atmospheric state
  6. a particular environment or surrounding influence
    “there was an atmosphere of excitement”
    ambianceambience