Adjective

atmospheric (comparative more atmospheric, superlative most atmospheric)

Positive atmospheric

Comparative more atmospheric

Superlative most atmospheric

1. of, relating to, produced by, or coming from the atmosphere
2. (of a painting etc) translucent or hazy
3. evoking a particular emotional or aesthetic quality

   a dark atmospheric thriller

Synonyms

• atmospherical

An atmosphere (from Greek ατμός - atmos, 'vapor' + σφαίρα - sphaira, 'sphere') is a layer of gases that may surround a material body of sufficient mass, by the gravity of the body, and are retained for a longer duration if gravity is high and the atmosphere's temperature is low. Some planets consist mainly of various gases, but only their outer layer is their atmosphere (see gas giants).

The term stellar atmosphere describes the outer region of a star, and typically includes the portion starting from the opaque photosphere outwards. Relatively low-temperature stars may form compound molecules in their outer atmosphere. Earth's atmosphere, which contains oxygen used by most organisms for respiration and carbon dioxide used by plants, algae and cyanobacteria for photosynthesis, also protects living organisms from genetic damage by solar ultraviolet radiation. Its current composition is the product of billions of years of biochemical modification of the paleoatmosphere by living organisms.