atmosfera

Definitions of atmosfera
  1. noun
    the envelope of gases surrounding any celestial body
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    cielo
    the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
    type of:
    gas
    a fluid in the gaseous state having neither independent shape nor volume and being able to expand indefinitely
  2. noun
    the weather or climate at some place
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    anticiclone
    (meteorology) winds spiraling outward from a high pressure center; circling clockwise in the northern hemisphere and counterclockwise in the southern
    ciclone
    (meteorology) rapid inward circulation of air masses about a low pressure center; circling counterclockwise in the northern hemisphere and clockwise in the southern
    caligine
    an atmosphere in which visibility is reduced because of a cloud of some substance
    acciaccatura, ammaccatura, dentellatura, depressione, infossamento, infossatura
    an air mass of lower pressure; often brings precipitation
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    clima, condizione atmosferica, condizione metereologica, temperie, tempo
    the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
  3. noun
    a particular environment or surrounding influence
    synonyms: ambientazione
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    miasma
    an unwholesome atmosphere
    feeling, spirito
    the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people
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    condizione, stato
    a state at a particular time
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