atmosphere
noun
the gaseous envelope surrounding the earth; the air.
atmospherically
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a word derived from
atmosphere.
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a word derived from
atmospheric.
Example Sentences
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Oliveros’ deep listening and that of other composers of her environmental ilk, particularly the atmospherically ethereal sound worlds of Annea Lockwood, were made for Ojai.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 10, 2025
The timbers were taken to an atmospherically controlled dry dock where they were sprayed with a mist of cold water, then water-soluble wax, before an air-drying process began.
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2023
Arguably the greatest ghost story of them all, Henry James’s “The Turn of the Screw” is atmospherically illustrated by Audrey Benjaminsen and beautifully printed by the Folio Society.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 26, 2022
I suspect that won't happen until we are shown what it will look and feel like to live on a scorching, ocean-logged, and atmospherically violent planet.
From Salon ● Apr. 4, 2022
In compensation, the sculptor has treated the limited free space atmospherically, yet the figures remain imprisoned in stone.
From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson
