atmospheric

/,ætməs'ferik/ Cách viết khác : (atmospherical) /,ætməs'ferikəl/

Thân thiện

The atmospheric pressure is measured by the barometer.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Relating to the atmosphere of a planet, especially Earth: Pertaining to the layer of gases surrounding a celestial body.
   • Relating to the air or climate of a specific place: Concerning the prevailing mood, feeling, or environmental conditions of a location.
   • Creating a distinctive mood, tone, or aesthetic: Having a quality that evokes a particular emotional or sensory ambiance.

Usage Examples

• Adjective (Scientific/Environmental):
  • The satellite collects important atmospheric data.
  • Scientists are studying atmospheric pollution levels.
• Adjective (Ambiance/Mood):
  • The film's score is deeply atmospheric and haunting.
  • The restaurant had a warm and atmospheric lighting.

Advanced Usage

• "Atmospheric conditions": The state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature, pressure, wind, etc.
  • Flight was delayed due to adverse atmospheric conditions.
• "Atmospheric perspective": (In art) A technique for creating depth by depicting distant objects as paler, bluer, and less distinct.
  • The painter used atmospheric perspective to give the landscape a sense of vast distance.

Variants and Related Words

• Atmospherics (noun, plural): Interference in radio reception caused by electrical disturbances in the atmosphere; also can refer to ambient sounds or effects creating a mood.
  • The radio broadcast was full of static and atmospherics.
• Atmospherically (adverb): In a way that relates to the atmosphere or creates a mood.
  • The scene was atmospherically lit.

Synonyms

• Ambient: Relating to the immediate surroundings.
• Aerial: Existing, happening, or operating in the air.
• Moody: Evoking a suggestive or reflective mood.

Related Phrases

• Atmospheric pressure: The pressure exerted by the weight of the atmosphere.
  • A barometer measures atmospheric pressure.
• Atmospheric river: A long, narrow region in the atmosphere that transports most of the water vapor outside the tropics.
  • The atmospheric river brought heavy rains to the coast.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. relating to or located in the atmosphere
   • atmospheric tests

Từ đồng nghĩa

• atmospherical