name · noun · 13 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Australian, Received-Pronunciation:/ˈætməsˌfɪə/
British, Southern, Standard:/ˈatməsˌfɪː/
British, Southern, Standard:/ˈatməsˌfɪj.ə/
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US:/ˈætməsˌfɪɹ/
US:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
New-Zealand:/ˈɛtməsˌfiə/
Scotland:/ˈatməsˌfiɾ/
/ˈatməsˌfɛː/East Anglia, cheer–chair merger
CMU ARPABET:AE1 T M AH0 S F IH2 R
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
name
Meaning 1
The distributed social media network of federated services using the AT Protocol.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Internet
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
The gases surrounding the Earth or any astronomical body.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
The air in a particular place.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
The conditions (such as music, illumination, etc.) that can influence the mood felt in an environment.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, figuratively, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: air, ambiance
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
The apparent mood felt in an environment.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, figuratively, uncountable
Examples
The atmosphere for the football match was great.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: feeling, mood
Antonyms: none provided
6
noun
Meaning 6
A unit of measurement for pressure equal to 101325 Pa (symbol: atm), approximately the atmospheric pressure at sea level.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
7
noun
Meaning 7
Extras in a scene who have no spoken lines.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: broadcasting, film, media, television
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
8
noun
Meaning 8
a distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
an air of mystery
the house had a neglected air
an atmosphere of defeat pervaded the candidate's headquarters
the place had an aura of romance
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: air, aura
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: quality
Narrower terms: mystique, note, vibration, vibe
9
noun
Meaning 9
the mass of air surrounding the Earth
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
there was great heat as the comet entered the atmosphere
it was exposed to the air
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: air
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: region, part
Narrower terms: airspace
10
noun
Meaning 10
the envelope of gases surrounding any celestial body
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: gas
Narrower terms: sky
11
noun
Meaning 11
a unit of pressure: the pressure that will support a column of mercury 760 mm high at sea level and 0 degrees centigrade
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: standard atmosphere, atm, standard pressure
Borrowed from French atmosphère, from New Latin atmosphaera, from Ancient Greek ἀτμός (atmós, “steam”) + σφαῖρα (sphaîra, “sphere”); corresponding to atmo- + -sphere.
Across languages
Translations
298 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans:
atmosfeer
— gases surrounding the Earth
Albanian:
atmosferë
— gases surrounding the Earth
Amharic:
ከባቢ አየር
(käbabi ʾäyär)
— gases surrounding the Earth
Arabic:
جَو
(jaw)
— gases surrounding the Earth
Arabic:
غِلَاف جَوِّيّ
(ḡilāf jawwiyy)
— gases surrounding the Earth
Arabic:
غلاف جوي
(ḡilāf jawwi)
— gases surrounding the Earth
Armenian:
մթնոլորտ
(mtʻnolort)
— gases surrounding the Earth
Armenian:
ատմոսֆերա
(atmosfera)
— gases surrounding the Earth
Asturian:
atmósfera
— gases surrounding the Earth
Azerbaijani:
atmosfer
— gases surrounding the Earth
Bashkir:
атмосфера
(atmosfera)
— gases surrounding the Earth
Belarusian:
атмасфе́ра
(atmasfjéra)
— gases surrounding the Earth
Belarusian:
атмасфэ́ра
(atmasféra)
— gases surrounding the Earth
Bengali:
বায়ুমণ্ডল
(baẏumonḍol)
— gases surrounding the Earth
Breton:
aergelc’h
— gases surrounding the Earth
Bulgarian:
атмосфе́ра
(atmosféra)
— gases surrounding the Earth
Burmese:
လေထု
(lehtu.)
— gases surrounding the Earth
Catalan:
atmosfera
— gases surrounding the Earth
Catalan:
aerosfera
— gases surrounding the Earth
Chinese Cantonese:
大氣層 /大气层
(daai6 hei3 cang4)
— gases surrounding the Earth
Chinese:
大氣 /大气
(zh-min-nan)
— gases surrounding the Earth
Chinese Mandarin:
大氣 /大气
— gases surrounding the Earth
Chinese Mandarin:
氣圈 /气圈
(qìquān)
— gases surrounding the Earth
Chinese Mandarin:
大氣層 /大气层
(dàqìcéng)
— gases surrounding the Earth
Czech:
atmosféra
— gases surrounding the Earth
Czech:
ovzduší
— gases surrounding the Earth
Danish:
atmosfære
— gases surrounding the Earth
Dutch:
atmosfeer
— gases surrounding the Earth
Dutch:
dampkring
— gases surrounding the Earth
Esperanto:
atmosfero
— gases surrounding the Earth
Estonian:
atmosfäär
— gases surrounding the Earth
Estonian:
õhkkond
— gases surrounding the Earth
Estonian:
õhustik
— gases surrounding the Earth
Farefare:
dũnia pebsʋm
— gases surrounding the Earth
Finnish:
ilmakehä
— gases surrounding the Earth
Finnish:
atmosfääri
— gases surrounding the Earth
French:
atmosphère
— gases surrounding the Earth
Galician:
atmosfera
— gases surrounding the Earth
Georgian:
ატმოსფერო
(aṭmospero)
— gases surrounding the Earth
German:
Atmosphäre
— gases surrounding the Earth
Greek:
ατμόσφαιρα
(atmósfaira)
— gases surrounding the Earth
Gujarati:
વાતાવરણ
(vātāvraṇ)
— gases surrounding the Earth
Hawaiian:
lewa
— gases surrounding the Earth
Hebrew:
אטמוספירה \ אַטְמוֹסְפֶרָה
(atmosfera)
— gases surrounding the Earth
Hindi:
वायुमण्डल
(vāyumaṇḍal)
— gases surrounding the Earth
Hindi:
वायुमंडल
(vāyumaṇḍal)
— gases surrounding the Earth
Hindi:
वातावरण
(vātāvraṇ)
— gases surrounding the Earth
Hungarian:
atmoszféra
— gases surrounding the Earth
Hungarian:
légkör
— gases surrounding the Earth
Iban:
atmosfera
— gases surrounding the Earth
Icelandic:
andrúmsloft
— gases surrounding the Earth
Icelandic:
lofthjúpur
— gases surrounding the Earth
Ido:
atmosfero
— gases surrounding the Earth
Indonesian:
atmosfer
— gases surrounding the Earth
Indonesian:
udarakasa
— gases surrounding the Earth
Interlingua:
atmosphera
— gases surrounding the Earth
Irish:
atmaisféar
— gases surrounding the Earth
Irish:
aerbhrat
— gases surrounding the Earth
Italian:
atmosfera
— gases surrounding the Earth
Japanese:
大気
(taiki)
— gases surrounding the Earth
Japanese:
大気圏
(taikiken)
— gases surrounding the Earth
Kalmyk:
атмосфер
(atmosfer)
— gases surrounding the Earth
Kazakh:
атмосфера
(atmosfera)
— gases surrounding the Earth
Khmer:
បរិយាកាស
(paʼreyaakaah)
— gases surrounding the Earth
Korean:
대기
(daegi)
— gases surrounding the Earth
Korean:
대기권
(daegigwon)
— gases surrounding the Earth
Northern Kurdish:
keşûhewa
— gases surrounding the Earth
Northern Kurdish:
atmosfer
— gases surrounding the Earth
Kyrgyz:
атмосфера
(atmosfera)
— gases surrounding the Earth
Lao:
ບັນຍາກາດ
(ban nyā kāt)
— gases surrounding the Earth
Latin:
atmosphaera
— gases surrounding the Earth
Latvian:
atmosfēra
— gases surrounding the Earth
Lithuanian:
atmosfera
— gases surrounding the Earth
Macedonian:
атмосфе́ра
(atmosféra)
— gases surrounding the Earth
Malay:
atmosfera
— gases surrounding the Earth
Malay:
udarakasa
— gases surrounding the Earth
Malayalam:
അന്തരീക്ഷം
(antarīkṣaṁ)
— gases surrounding the Earth
Malecite-Passamaquoddy:
musikisq
— gases surrounding the Earth
Maltese:
atmosfera
— gases surrounding the Earth
Māori:
kōhauhau
— gases surrounding the Earth
Mapudungun:
neyenmapu
— gases surrounding the Earth
Mongolian:
агаар мандал
(agaar mandal)
— gases surrounding the Earth
Mongolian:
атмосфер
(atmosfer)
— gases surrounding the Earth
Norman:
atmosphère
— gases surrounding the Earth
Norman:
atmosphéthe
— gases surrounding the Earth
Norwegian Bokmål:
atmosfære
— gases surrounding the Earth
Norwegian Nynorsk:
atmosfære
— gases surrounding the Earth
Occitan:
atmosfèra
— gases surrounding the Earth
Parthian:
𐭀𐭍𐭕𐭓𐭅𐭀𐭆
— gases surrounding the Earth
Pashto:
دمامه
(damāma)
— gases surrounding the Earth
Pashto:
هواويجه
(hawāweja)
— gases surrounding the Earth
Iranian Persian:
اَتْمُسْفِر
(atmosfer)
— gases surrounding the Earth
Iranian Persian:
اَنْدَرْوا
(andarvâ)
— gases surrounding the Earth
Iranian Persian:
جَو
(jow)
— gases surrounding the Earth
Iranian Persian:
هَواسِپِهْر
(havâsepehr)
— gases surrounding the Earth
Iranian Persian:
پَناد
(panâd)
— gases surrounding the Earth
Polish:
atmosfera
— gases surrounding the Earth
Portuguese:
atmosfera
— gases surrounding the Earth
Romanian:
atmosferă
— gases surrounding the Earth
Russian:
атмосфе́ра
(atmosféra)
— gases surrounding the Earth
Sanskrit:
वायुमण्डलम्
(vāyumaṇḍalam)
— gases surrounding the Earth
Serbo-Croatian:
атмосфе́ра
— gases surrounding the Earth
Serbo-Croatian:
atmosféra
— gases surrounding the Earth
Slovak:
atmosféra
— gases surrounding the Earth
Slovak:
ovzdušie
— gases surrounding the Earth
Slovene:
atmosfera
— gases surrounding the Earth
Slovene:
ozračje
— gases surrounding the Earth
Spanish:
atmósfera
— gases surrounding the Earth
Spanish:
aire
— gases surrounding the Earth
Swahili:
angahewa
— gases surrounding the Earth
Swedish:
atmosfär
— gases surrounding the Earth
Tagalog:
kaanginan
— gases surrounding the Earth
Tagalog:
kahanginan
— gases surrounding the Earth
Tajik:
атмосфера
(atmosfera)
— gases surrounding the Earth
Tamil:
ககனம்
(kakaṉam)
— gases surrounding the Earth
Tatar:
атмосфера
(atmosfera)
— gases surrounding the Earth
Telugu:
వాతావరణము
(vātāvaraṇamu)
— gases surrounding the Earth
Thai:
บรรยากาศ
(ban-yaa-gàat)
— gases surrounding the Earth
Tigrinya:
ሃዋህው
(hawahw)
— gases surrounding the Earth
Turkish:
atmosfer
— gases surrounding the Earth
Turkish:
havaküre
— gases surrounding the Earth
Turkmen:
atmosfera
— gases surrounding the Earth
Tuvan:
атмосфера
(atmosfera)
— gases surrounding the Earth
Ukrainian:
атмосфе́ра
(atmosféra)
— gases surrounding the Earth
Urdu:
کُرَۂ ہَوائی
(kura-yi havāī)
— gases surrounding the Earth
Urdu:
کُرَۂ ہَوا
(kura-yi havā)
— gases surrounding the Earth
Uyghur:
ئاتموسفېرا
(atmosfëra)
— gases surrounding the Earth
Uzbek:
atmosfera
— gases surrounding the Earth
Vietnamese:
khí quyển
— gases surrounding the Earth
Volapük:
lutem
— gases surrounding the Earth
Welsh:
atmosffer
— gases surrounding the Earth
Yiddish:
אַטמאָספֿער
(atmosfer)
— gases surrounding the Earth
Yiddish:
אַטמאָספֿערע
(atmosfere)
— gases surrounding the Earth
Albanian:
atmosferë
— air in a particular place
Asturian:
atmósfera
— air in a particular place
Belarusian:
атмасфе́ра
(atmasfjéra)
— air in a particular place
Belarusian:
атмасфэ́ра
(atmasféra)
— air in a particular place
Bulgarian:
атмосфе́ра
(atmosféra)
— air in a particular place
Catalan:
atmosfera
— air in a particular place
Chinese Mandarin:
空氣 /空气
(kōngqì)
— air in a particular place
Chinese Mandarin:
環境 /环境
(huánjìng)
— air in a particular place
Dutch:
atmosfeer
— air in a particular place
Esperanto:
atmosfero
— air in a particular place
Estonian:
õhkkond
— air in a particular place
Estonian:
õhustik
— air in a particular place
Estonian:
atmosfäär
— air in a particular place
Finnish:
ilma
— air in a particular place
Finnish:
atmosfääri
— air in a particular place
French:
atmosphère
— air in a particular place
Galician:
atmosfera
— air in a particular place
Greek:
ατμόσφαιρα
(atmósfaira)
— air in a particular place
Hindi:
वायुमंडल
(vāyumaṇḍal)
— air in a particular place
Hindi:
वातावरण
(vātāvraṇ)
— air in a particular place
Indonesian:
hawa
— air in a particular place
Indonesian:
udara
— air in a particular place
Interlingua:
atmosphera
— air in a particular place
Japanese:
空気
(kūki)
— air in a particular place
Kalmyk:
атмосфер
(atmosfer)
— air in a particular place
Korean:
공기
(gonggi)
— air in a particular place
Northern Kurdish:
atmosfer
— air in a particular place
Lithuanian:
atmosfera
— air in a particular place
Norman:
atmosphère
— air in a particular place
Norman:
atmosphéthe
— air in a particular place
Occitan:
atmosfèra
— air in a particular place
Iranian Persian:
اَنْدَرْوا
(andarvâ)
— air in a particular place
Polish:
atmosfera
— air in a particular place
Portuguese:
atmosfera
— air in a particular place
Romanian:
atmosferă
— air in a particular place
Russian:
во́здух
(vózdux)
— air in a particular place
Russian:
микроклимат
(mikroklimat)
— air in a particular place
Serbo-Croatian:
атмосфе́ра
— air in a particular place
Serbo-Croatian:
atmosféra
— air in a particular place
Spanish:
atmósfera
— air in a particular place
Telugu:
వాతావరణం
(vātāvaraṇaṁ)
— air in a particular place
Ukrainian:
атмосфе́ра
(atmosféra)
— air in a particular place
Vietnamese:
bầu không khí
— air in a particular place