atmospheric

atmospheric

English

Alternative forms

• atmosphæric (archaic, rare)

Etymology

atmospher(e) +‎ -ic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌætməsˈfɛɹɪk/

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• Rhymes: -ɛɹɪk

Adjective

atmospheric (comparative more atmospheric, superlative most atmospheric)

1. Of, relating to, produced by, or coming from the atmosphere.
2. (painting) Translucent or hazy.
3. Evoking a particular emotional or aesthetic quality.

   a dark atmospheric thriller

Synonyms

• atmospherical

Derived terms

• atmospheric engine
• atmospheric hammer
• atmospheric oxygen
• atmospheric perspective
• atmospheric pressure
• atmospheric railway
• atmospheric refraction
• atmospheric river
• atmospheric tide

 

Translations

relating to the atmosphere

Armenian: մթնոլորտային (hy) (mtʿnolortayin) Asturian: atmosféricu Belarusian: атмасфе́рны (atmasfjérny), атмасфэ́рны (atmasférny) Bulgarian: атмосфе́рен (atmosféren) Catalan: atmosfèric Czech: atmosférický Danish: atmosfærisk Dutch: atmosferisch (nl) Estonian: atmosfääriline Finnish: atmosfäärinen French: atmosphérique (fr) Galician: atmosférico (gl) Georgian: ატმოსფერული (aṭmosperuli) German: atmosphärisch (de) Greek: ατμοσφαιρικός (el) (atmosfairikós) Hungarian: légköri (hu) Irish: atmaisféarach Italian: atmosferico (it) Kashubian: atmòsfericzny Macedonian: атмосфе́рски (atmosférski) Manx: aeragh Norman: atmosphéthique (Jersey) Norwegian: Bokmål: atmosfærisk Nynorsk: atmosfærisk Polish: atmosferyczny (pl), atmosferowy (rare) Portuguese: atmosférico (pt) Romanian: atmosferic (ro) Russian: атмосфе́рный (ru) (atmosférnyj) Scottish Gaelic: àileach, àileanta Serbo-Croatian: Cyrillic: атмо̀сфе̄рскӣ Roman: atmòsfērskī (sh) Slovak: atmosférický Slovene: atmosferski Spanish: atmosférico (es) Swedish: atmosfärisk (sv) Turkish: atmosferik (tr), cevvi (tr) Ukrainian: атмосфе́рний (uk) (atmosférnyj)

evoking a particular emotional or aesthetic quality

Finnish: tunnelmallinen (fi) Georgian: ატმოსფერული (aṭmosperuli) German: atmosphärisch (de) Polish: klimatyczny (pl), nastrojowy (pl) Ukrainian: атмосферний (uk) (atmosfernyj)

See also

• ambient

Anagrams

• epitrochasm, metaphorics