different between atmosphere vs geostrophic

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

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ???- (ge?-, “earth-”) + ?????? (stroph?, “a turn, bend, twist”) + -ic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d?????st???f?k/

Adjective

geostrophic (comparative more geostrophic, superlative most geostrophic)

1. (meteorology) Relating to the balance, in the atmosphere, between the horizontal Coriolis forces and the horizontal pressure forces.
2. (meteorology) Relating to or arising from the deflective force exerted on the atmosphere due to the rotation of the earth.

Coordinate terms

• cyclostrophic

See also

• ageostrophic
• geostrophic wind
• geostrophic wind level