| aerial |
of, associated with, or occurring in the air or atmosphere. [1/6 definitions] |
| aero- |
air or atmosphere. [1/3 definitions] |
| aerology |
the branch of meteorology that deals with the entire atmosphere, esp. the upper atmosphere. |
| aeropause |
the level at which the earth's atmosphere becomes too thin for airplanes to fly. |
| aerospace |
the earth's atmosphere and the space beyond it. [1/2 definitions] |
| air |
the tasteless, odorless, and colorless mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and other gases that forms the earth's atmosphere. [2/8 definitions] |
| air pressure |
the pressure of compressed air, as in a tire or pump, or the pressure of the earth's atmosphere. |
| ambiance |
the distinctive character or mood of an environment; atmosphere. [1/2 definitions] |
| astronomy |
the branch of science concerned with the physical universe beyond the atmosphere of the earth. |
| Aurora |
(l.c.) bands or streamers of light that appear in the sky at night in areas around the magnetic poles, caused by solar particles striking atoms in the outer part of the earth's atmosphere. (See aurora australis, aurora borealis.) [1/3 definitions] |
| barometric pressure |
the pressure of the earth's atmosphere, as measured by a barometer; atmospheric pressure. |
| bask |
to lie in or expose oneself to soothing warmth or atmosphere. [1/3 definitions] |
| biosphere |
the part of the earth and its atmosphere in which living organisms can exist. |
| bolide |
a large, exceptionally bright meteor, esp. one that explodes in the earth's atmosphere. |
| carbon-neutral |
of or pertaining to a state in which no net carbon dioxide is added to the atmosphere. |
| celestial body |
a natural object found outside earth's atmosphere, such as a planet, moon, star, or asteroid. |
| ceremonial |
formal or dignified behavior or atmosphere appropriate to certain occasions. [1/3 definitions] |
| chokedamp |
an atmosphere very low in oxygen and high in carbon dioxide that sometimes occurs in deep mines and causes miners to choke; blackdamp. |
| choky |
tending to cause choking, as an atmosphere. [1/2 definitions] |
| climate change |
a significant change in global and regional climate patterns that is of current concern and is associated with an increase in carbon dioxide and certain other gases in Earth's atmosphere which contribute to global warming. [1/2 definitions] |
| cloud |
a visible body, usu. white or gray, of fine water droplets high in the earth's atmosphere. [1/8 definitions] |