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atmospheric (iou)



atmospheric adjective & noun. L18.
[from ATMOSPHERE + -IC.]
A. adjective.
Of or pertaining to the atmosphere; existing or taking place in the atmosphere; operated or produced by the action of the atmosphere. L18.
atmospheric engine a steam engine in which the piston is forced down by atmospheric pressure after the condensation of the steam which has raised it. atmospheric pressure spec. = ATMOSPHERE noun 3. atmospheric railway: in which motive power is provided by atmospheric pressure acting against a partial vacuum produced in a pipe laid between the rails.
Possessing or evoking a particular or characteristic tone, mood, or set of associations. E20.
b. noun.
In pl. Evocative qualities or effects, esp. in a photograph. L19.
In pl. & (rare) sing. Electrical disturbances in the atmosphere; interference with telecommunications so caused. E20.
atmospherical adjective = ATMOSPHERIC adjective M17.
atmospherically adverb L19.