(n.) The whole mass of aeriform fluid surrounding the earth; -- applied also to the gaseous envelope of any celestial orb, or other body; as, the atmosphere of Mars.
(n.) Any gaseous envelope or medium.
(n.) A supposed medium around various bodies; as, electrical atmosphere, a medium formerly supposed to surround electrical bodies.
(n.) The pressure or weight of the air at the sea level, on a unit of surface, or about 14.7 Ibs. to the sq. inch.
(n.) Any surrounding or pervading influence or condition.
(n.) The portion of air in any locality, or affected by a special physical or sanitary condition; as, the atmosphere of the room; a moist or noxious atmosphere.
Example Sentences:
(1) I'm married to an Irish woman, and she remembers in the atmosphere stirred up in the 1970s people spitting on her.
(2) and then placed in the chamber containing a CO atmosphere (0.325-0.375%).
(3) The free nucleoside IV was obtained by removal of blocking groups by sodium methoxide catalyzed deacylation, deionization under reducing atmosphere, and chromatography on neutral alumina.
(4) It was an artwork that fired the imaginations of 2 million visitors who played with, were provoked by and plunged themselves into the curious atmosphere of The Weather Project , with its swirling mist and gigantic mirrors that covered the hall's ceiling.
(5) However, growing accustomed to “this strange atmosphere”, the Observer man became dazzled by Burgess’s “brilliance and charm”.
(6) Photosynthetic activity of the cells was checked by placing the cell evenly illuminated in a (14)CO(2) atmosphere.
(7) The fact that it is still used is regrettable yet unavoidable at present, but the average quantity is three times less than the mercury released into the atmosphere by burning the extra coal need to power equivalent incandescent bulbs.
(8) The behavior and effects of atmospheric emissions in soils and plants are discussed.
(9) After unsuccessful treatment with surgical debridement and high-dose antibiotic therapy, hyperbaric oxygen therapy was administered in a multiplace recompression chamber (one hour of treatment at 1.8 atmospheres absolute followed by a 30 minute "ascent" to surface pressure).
(10) An atmosphere of hydrogen eliminates this inhibition in the hydrogenase-containing T. foetus but not in E. invadens which lacks the enzyme.
(11) The worldwide pattern of movement of DDT residues appears to be from the land through the atmosphere into the oceans and into the oceanic abyss.
(12) There could be no faulting the atmosphere or the football drama.
(13) The loss of summer sea ice has led to unusual warming of the Arctic atmosphere, that in turn impacts weather patterns in the northern hemisphere , that can result in persistent extreme weather such as droughts, heatwaves and flooding," she said.
(14) Facebook Twitter Pinterest José Mourinho launched a withering attack on the lack of atmosphere generated by Chelsea’s home supporters after their 2-1 victory against QPR , saying it felt like his side were playing at an “empty stadium”.
(15) In a report published online by the journal Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics , experts from Europe and the US estimated that the quantity of the radioactive isotope caesium-137 released at the height of the crisis was equivalent to 42% of that from Chernobyl.
(16) The DCM sampler is expected to contribute to public health impact assessments by facilitating detailed determinations of the identities, compositions, concentrations, sources, formation mechanisms, and biological activity of environmental toxicants in gaseous atmospheres.
(17) The results show that the atmospheric concentrations of VCM are well below accepted occupational exposure limits.
(18) It is suggested that the atmosphere of Athens favours the formation of secondary direct-acting mutagens due to the oxidation and nitration of PAH by ozone and nitrogen oxides, which are more abundant in the late spring months.
(19) The authors conducted the course together and an atmosphere of intellectual honesty was developed through open discussion between faculty and students.
(20) The effectiveness of this legislative measure is evaluated here by comparison of data on atmospheric lead levels in the city of Turin, and blood lead levels in A.V.I.S.
Meteor
Definition:
(n.) Any phenomenon or appearance in the atmosphere, as clouds, rain, hail, snow, etc.
(n.) Specif.: A transient luminous body or appearance seen in the atmosphere, or in a more elevated region.
Example Sentences:
(1) A 64-year-old female patient was admitted to our department for fatigue, pain in the right upper abdomen, obstipation, and meteorism.
(2) He promised to unite a divided and fractured France, saying: “I will do everything to make sure you never have reason again to vote for extremes.” Speaking of his meteoric rise and victory that was not forecast even a year ago, he said: “Everyone said it was impossible.
(3) The results were evident in the "hip-hop ballet" class in a new dance studio, and a mural of a meteor containing a dove about to hit a forest struck by lightning, suggesting that somewhere a heavy metal band is missing an album cover.
(4) The product of energy flux and efficiency implies the unexpected conclusion that shocks occurring on atmospheric entry of cometary meteors and micrometeorites and from thunder may have been the principal energy sources for pre-biological organic synthesis on the primitive earth.
(5) In the past this column has highlighted the social impact the meteoric rise in buy-to-let has had on “generation rent”, now locked out of the property market.
(6) Right subcostal pain, meteorism, and nausea due to faulty diet showed a slight difference in favour of the laparoscopic method when compared to traditional surgery.
(7) Her meteoric rise as a teenage sensation was slowed immediately after she reached the world No1 ranking in 2006 with what became a long series of shoulder issues.
(8) While his meteoric rise to fame may not be as remarkable as the Mars landing itself, it prompts the question: what is it about Bobak Ferdowsi that turned him into a meme?
(9) Extensive toxicological examinations revealed with high doses all typical symptoms of overdosing an anticholinergic drug, like mydriasis, dryness of the mucosae and meteorism with coprostasis.
(10) Emboldened by its meteoric rise in Greece, the far-right Golden Dawn party is spreading its tentacles abroad, amid fears it is acting on its pledge to "create cells in every corner of the world".
(11) After inoculation of roots, followed by constant conditions of incubation of the Meteor and Jupiter cultivars having their origin at the Plant-breeding Station at Luzany u Prestic, the isolates caused various symptoms of disease, each isolate showed a different degree of pathogenity.
(12) Some in the fibre yoghurt group experienced meteorism and loose stools.
(13) Based on Domscheit-Berg's own book Inside WikiLeaks: My Time with Julian Assange at the World's Most Dangerous Website, as well as Guardian writers David Leigh and Luke Harding's WikiLeaks: Inside Julian Assange's War on Secrecy, it's being tipped as a celluloid document of Assange's meteoric rise into the public consciousness.
(14) Wolf Hall and Bring Up the Bodies trace the meteoric rise of Cromwell from the lowly son of a blacksmith to a ruthless political leader.
(15) The impacts release profound amounts of energy: the meteor that tore into the sky over Chelyabinsk in Russia this year arrived at more than 18 kilometres per second and exploded with 30 times the energy of the Hiroshima nuclear bomb.
(16) Ron Pernick, managing director of Clean Edge and a report author, called the economic giant's "meteoric" surge "very striking."
(17) In addition to mechanical problems with the jejunal catheter abdominal complications arose during enteral alimentation (meteorism, distension), leading to discontinuation in one-third of cases.
(18) However, several aspects of the pathogenesis of the individual symptoms of IBS are well known: 1) chronic constipation is most likely due to fibre-depleted diet, psychological factors, local organic disorders (e.g., anal fissures, hemorrhoids, diverticulosis) and disturbance of the body fluid balance (e.g., high consumption of diuretic compounds such as coffee and tea); 2) pain is related to spasms and motility disturbances causing increased intraluminal pressure; 3) meteorism is not due to an increased amount of intestinal gas, but "air traps" and segmental accumulation of gas seem to occur.
(19) The breakdown of the carbohydrates by the colonic bacterial flora can cause intestinal symptoms, such as meteorism, abdominal pain and diarrhoea.
(20) Subjective complaints were improved in both treatment groups except for nausea and meteorism that improved more in the CBS treated patients.