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atmospheres
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the mood or feeling of a particular environment, especially one created by art, music, or decor
- The café's cozy atmosphere, soft lighting and jazz music, made customers stay for hours.
- The film's tense atmosphere kept viewers on edge.
- The party had a festive atmosphere with colorful decorations and lively music.
- His stern lecture created an atmosphere of unease in the classroom.
- The abandoned house had a creepy atmosphere, with its dusty furniture and eerie silence.
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the layer of gases surrounding a planet, held in place by gravity
- Earth's atmosphere protects us from harmful solar radiation.
- Scientists study Mars' thin atmosphere to understand its climate.
- Pollution is damaging the atmosphere and increasing global temperatures.
- The spacecraft burned up upon entering Jupiter's dense atmosphere.
- Without an atmosphere, the Moon has no weather or air.
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a unit of pressure: the pressure that will support a column of mercury 760 mm high at sea level and 0 degrees centigrade
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the air around a place
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the envelope of gases surrounding any celestial body