atmospheric
/ˌætməsˈfɛɹɪk/
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British/ˌatməsˈfɛɹɪk/
atmospheric adjective: of, relating to, produced by, or coming from the atmosphere.
Adjective
atmospheric (comparative more atmospheric, superlative most atmospheric)
- Of, relating to, produced by, or coming from the atmosphere.
- atmospheric phenomena
- Translucent or hazy.
- Evoking a particular emotional or aesthetic quality.
- a dark atmospheric thriller
- atmospheric concert
atmospheric meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Bengali
atmospheric in Hindi
- relating to the atmosphere
- वायुमंडलीय vāyumaṇḍlīya
atmospheric in Tamil
- வளிமண்டலத்திற்குரிய, வளிமண்டலம் சார்ந்த, சூழ்நிலைக்குரிய
atmospheric in Marathi
- वातावरणीय
atmospheric in Bengali
- বায়ুমণ্ডলীয়
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- atmospheric in Kannada
- ವಾತಾವರಣದ, ಪರಿಸರದ
- atmospheric in Gujarati
- વાતાવરણીય
- atmospheric in Odia
- ବାଯ଼ୁମଣ୍ଡଳୀଯ଼
- atmospheric in Nepali
- वायुमण्डलीय
Examples of atmospheric in a sentence
- The adaptive optical systems in modern astronomical telescopes compensate for atmospheric distortion by using deformable mirrors.
- The amount of atmospheric pollution threatens a health crisis.
- Aeroplankton are the atmospheric equivalent of oceanic plankton.
Forms of atmospheric
| comparative | more atmospheric |
|---|---|
| superlative | most atmospheric |
| alternative form (archaic) | atmosphaeric |
| alternative form (archaic) | atmosphæric |
| alternative uncommon (dated) | atmospherical |
Origin of atmospheric
From atmospher(e) + -ic.
Words formed from atmospheric
- atmospherical
- atmospherically
- atmospheric disturbance
- atmospheric electricity
- atmospheric engine
- atmospheric escape
- atmospheric hammer
- atmosphericity
- atmospheric line
- atmosphericness
- atmospheric oxygen
- atmospheric perspective
- atmospheric physics
- atmospheric pressure
- atmospheric railway
- atmospheric refraction
- atmospheric river
- atmospherics
- atmospheric tide
- atmospheric water
- endoatmospheric
- exoatmospheric
- extraatmospheric
- nonatmospheric
- palaeoatmospheric
- paleoatmospheric
- preatmospheric
- sferic
- sferics
- subatmospheric
- superatmospheric
- unatmospheric
- whistling atmospherics
Phrases with atmospheric
Words that rhyme with atmospheric
- berwick
- generic
- exoteric
- derrick
- esoteric
- alphanumeric
- cleric
- Derek
- ferric
- numeric
- spheric
- stratospheric
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Questions about atmospheric
- What does atmospheric mean?
- Atmospheric means of, relating to, produced by, or coming from the atmosphere.
- What is atmospheric in Hindi?
- Atmospheric in Hindi is वायुमंडलीय (vāyumaṇḍlīya). See Atmospheric meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is atmospheric?
- Atmospheric is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce atmospheric?
- Atmospheric is pronounced /ˌætməsˈfɛɹɪk/ (UK).
Words near atmospheric in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: atmospheric (page history and authors); atmospheric (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); atmospheric (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); atmospheric (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); atmospheric (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); atmospheric (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); atmospheric (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); atmospheric (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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