atmospheric

English

Alternative forms

• atmosphæric (archaic, rare)

Etymology

atmospher(e) +‎ -ic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌætməsˈfɛɹɪk/

• Audio (RP)

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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