atmospheric
adjective
at·mo·spher·ic
ˌat-mə-ˈsfir-ik 
-ˈsfer-
1
a
: of, relating to, or occurring in the atmosphere
atmospheric dust
b
: resembling the atmosphere : airy
2
: having, marked by, or contributing aesthetic or emotional atmosphere
an atmospheric inn
also
: marked by an emphasis on impression or tone
Examples of atmospheric in a Sentence
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It is also naturally situated near warm ocean and atmospheric currents – that's why London's winters are so much more temperate than Chicago's, even though London is farther north.
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Rebecca Hersher, NPR, 22 Apr. 2024
Cloud seeding basically works by artificially recreating the process by which rain and snow naturally occur: In normal clouds, microscopic droplets of water vapor are attracted to atmospheric aerosols like dust or pollen or salt from the sea.
—Koh Ewe, TIME, 17 Apr. 2024
Pale Saints formed in Leeds in the late 1980s, originally playing jangly indie-pop before expanding, on their 1989 debut EP, Barging Into the Presence of God, into the more atmospheric sound that would come to be associated with dream-pop and shoegaze.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 17 Apr. 2024
And the associated storage tanks and transmission lines are prone to leaking methane, a highly potent greenhouse gas thought to be responsible for about one-third of recent atmospheric warming.
—The Arizona Republic, 7 Apr. 2024
The atmospheric boutique was fashioned after a 19th-century haberdashery that Masselis found in Paris.
—Mary Winston Nicklin, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Apr. 2024
The atmospheric energy of the record helps bring to life the intimacy-sourced escapism the pair croon about across Lido’s production.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 15 Apr. 2024
Only the return of the first stage, less than 10 minutes after liftoff, creates a sonic boom that can be heard from 80 miles away or farther, depending on atmospheric conditions.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Apr. 2024
Monsoon weather patterns are influenced by a variety of atmospheric factors, including moisture levels, temperature gradients and wind patterns.
—The Arizona Republic, 11 Apr. 2024
Rebecca Hersher, NPR, 22 Apr. 2024
Cloud seeding basically works by artificially recreating the process by which rain and snow naturally occur: In normal clouds, microscopic droplets of water vapor are attracted to atmospheric aerosols like dust or pollen or salt from the sea.
—Koh Ewe, TIME, 17 Apr. 2024
Pale Saints formed in Leeds in the late 1980s, originally playing jangly indie-pop before expanding, on their 1989 debut EP, Barging Into the Presence of God, into the more atmospheric sound that would come to be associated with dream-pop and shoegaze.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 17 Apr. 2024
And the associated storage tanks and transmission lines are prone to leaking methane, a highly potent greenhouse gas thought to be responsible for about one-third of recent atmospheric warming.
—The Arizona Republic, 7 Apr. 2024
The atmospheric boutique was fashioned after a 19th-century haberdashery that Masselis found in Paris.
—Mary Winston Nicklin, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Apr. 2024
The atmospheric energy of the record helps bring to life the intimacy-sourced escapism the pair croon about across Lido’s production.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 15 Apr. 2024
Only the return of the first stage, less than 10 minutes after liftoff, creates a sonic boom that can be heard from 80 miles away or farther, depending on atmospheric conditions.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Apr. 2024
Monsoon weather patterns are influenced by a variety of atmospheric factors, including moisture levels, temperature gradients and wind patterns.
—The Arizona Republic, 11 Apr. 2024
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atmospheric
adjective
at·mo·spher·ic
ˌat-mə-ˈsfi(ə)r-ik
-ˈsfer-
: of or relating to the atmosphere
atmospheric pressure
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