different between atmosphere vs duststorm

atmosphere

English

Alternative forms

  • atmosphære (archaic)

Etymology

From French atmosphère, from New Latin atmosphaera, from Ancient Greek ????? (atmós, steam) + Ancient Greek ?????? (sphaîra, sphere); corresponding to atmo- +? -sphere.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /?æt.m?s?f??(?)/
  • (US) IPA(key): /?ætm?s?f??/

Noun

atmosphere (countable and uncountable, plural atmospheres)

  1. The gases surrounding the Earth or any astronomical body.
    Coordinate terms: hydrosphere, biosphere
    Meronyms: see Thesaurus:atmosphere
  2. The air in a particular place.
    • Thus the red damask curtains which now shut out the fog-laden, drizzling atmosphere of the Marylebone Road, had cost a mere song, and yet they might have been warranted to last another thirty years. A great bargain also had been the excellent Axminster carpet which covered the floor; [].
  3. (figuratively) The apparent mood felt in an environment.
    Synonyms: air, ambiance, feeling, mood
  4. A unit of measurement for pressure equal to 101325 Pa (symbol: atm)
  5. (television, film, uncountable) Extras in a scene who have no spoken lines.

Related terms

  • atmospheric
  • atmospherics

Derived terms

Translations

See also

  • ambiance, ambience
  • mood

atmosphere From the web:

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  • what atmosphere does weather occur
  • what atmosphere do planes fly in
  • what atmosphere contains the ozone layer
  • what atmosphere layer is the hottest
  • what atmosphere do satellites orbit
  • what atmosphere layer does weather occur
  • what atmosphere layer do we live in


duststorm

English

Alternative forms

  • dust storm

Etymology

dust +? storm

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /?d?st.st??(?)m/
  • Rhymes: -??(r)m

Noun

duststorm (plural duststorms)

  1. phenomenon in which gale- to hurricane-force winds blow particles up in a planet's atmosphere.
    In the early part of the 20th century, "dust bowl" storms in the central U.S. were responsible for crippling damage to the agricultural infrastructure.

Related terms

  • sand storm

Translations

duststorm From the web:

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  • what causes a dust storm
  • what causes dust storms on mars
  • what caused dust storms in the 1930s
  • what is dust storm called
  • what caused dust storms in interstellar
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