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Atmo
(gcide) | Atmo \At"mo\, n. [Contr. fr. atmosphere.] (Physics)
The standard atmospheric pressure used in certain physical
measurements calculations; conventionally, that pressure
under which the barometer stands at 760 millimeters, at a
temperature of 0[deg] Centigrade, at the level of the sea,
and in the latitude of Paris. --Sir W. Thomson.
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atmosphere
(mass) | atmosphere
- atmosféra |
atmospheric
(mass) | atmospheric
- atmosférický |
atmospherical
(mass) | atmospherical
- atmosférický |
atmosféra
(msas) | atmosféra
- ambience, atmosphere |
atmosférický
(msas) | atmosférický
- atmospheric, atmospherical |
atmosfera
(msasasci) | atmosfera
- ambience, atmosphere |
atmosfericky
(msasasci) | atmosfericky
- atmospheric, atmospherical |
atmometer
(encz) | atmometer,atmometr n: Zdeněk Brožatmometer,výparoměr n: Zdeněk Brož |
atmosphere
(encz) | atmosphere,atmosféra n: atmosphere,ovzduší n: |
atmospheres
(encz) | atmospheres,atmosféry n: pl. |
atmospheric
(encz) | atmospheric,atmosférický adj: atmospheric,vzduchový |
atmospheric general circulation
(encz) | atmospheric general circulation,všeobecná cirkulace
atmosféry [eko.] RNDr. Pavel Piskač |
atmospheric ion
(encz) | atmospheric ion,atmosférický ion [eko.] RNDr. Pavel Piskač |
atmospheric water
(encz) | atmospheric water,atmosférická voda [eko.] RNDr. Pavel Piskač |
atmospherical
(encz) | atmospherical,atmosférický adj: Zdeněk Brož |
atmospherically
(encz) | atmospherically,atmosféricky adv: |
physics of atmosphere
(encz) | physics of atmosphere,fyzika atmosféry [eko.] RNDr. Pavel Piskač |
standard atmosphere
(encz) | standard atmosphere, n: |
airborne laser extended atmospheric characterization experiment
(czen) | Airborne Laser Extended Atmospheric Characterization Experiment,ABLE
ACE[zkr.] [voj.] Zdeněk Brož a automatický překlad |
atmometr
(czen) | atmometr,atmometern: Zdeněk Brož |
atmosféra
(czen) | atmosféra,ambiencen: Zdeněk Brožatmosféra,atmospheren: atmosféra,placen: Zdeněk Brož |
atmosféra prostředí
(czen) | atmosféra prostředí,ambiance Jakub Kolčář |
atmosféricky
(czen) | atmosféricky,atmosphericallyadv: |
atmosférická voda
(czen) | atmosférická voda,atmospheric water[eko.] RNDr. Pavel Piskač |
atmosférické poruchy
(czen) | atmosférické poruchy,static[tech.] rušící signál Pinoatmosférické poruchy,X'sn: pl. [el.] mamm |
atmosférický
(czen) | atmosférický,atmosphericadj: atmosférický,atmosphericaladj: Zdeněk Brož |
atmosférický ion
(czen) | atmosférický ion,atmospheric ion[eko.] RNDr. Pavel Piskač |
atmosférický jev nad bouřkovými mraky
(czen) | atmosférický jev nad bouřkovými mraky,jets Zdeněk Brož |
atmosféry
(czen) | atmosféry,atmospheresn: pl. |
fyzika atmosféry
(czen) | fyzika atmosféry,physics of atmosphere[eko.] RNDr. Pavel Piskač |
monitorování znečištění atmosferického pozadí
(czen) | monitorování znečištění atmosferického pozadí,BaPMoN[eko.] RNDr. Pavel
Piskač |
přenos polutantů v atmosféře
(czen) | přenos polutantů v atmosféře,APT[eko.] RNDr. Pavel Piskač |
transatmospheric vehicle
(czen) | Transatmospheric Vehicle,TAV[zkr.] [voj.] Zdeněk Brož a automatický
překlad |
všeobecná cirkulace atmosféry
(czen) | všeobecná cirkulace atmosféry,atmospheric general
circulation[eko.] RNDr. Pavel Piskač |
Atmologic
(gcide) | Atmologic \At`mo*log"ic\, Atmological \At`mo*log"ic*al\, a.
Of or pertaining to atmology. "Atmological laws of heat."
--Whewell.
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Atmological
(gcide) | Atmologic \At`mo*log"ic\, Atmological \At`mo*log"ic*al\, a.
Of or pertaining to atmology. "Atmological laws of heat."
--Whewell.
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Atmologist
(gcide) | Atmologist \At*mol"o*gist\, n.
One who is versed in atmology.
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Atmology
(gcide) | Atmology \At*mol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. ? vapor + -logy.] (Physics)
That branch of science which treats of the laws and phenomena
of aqueous vapor. --Whewell.
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Atmolysis
(gcide) | Atmolysis \At*mol"y*sis\, n. [Gr. ? vapor + ? a loosing, ? to
loose.] (Chem.)
The act or process of separating mingled gases of unequal
diffusibility by transmission through porous substances. See
also gaseous diffusion.
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Atmolyzation
(gcide) | Atmolyzation \At`mol*y*za"tion\, n. (Chem.)
Separation by atmolysis.
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Atmolyze
(gcide) | Atmolyze \At"mo*lyze\, v. t. (Chem.)
To subject to atmolysis; to separate by atmolysis.
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Atmolyzer
(gcide) | Atmolyzer \At"mo*ly`zer\, n. (Chem.)
An apparatus for effecting atmolysis.
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Atmometer
(gcide) | Atmometer \At*mom"e*ter\, n. [Gr. ? smoke, vapor + -meter: cf.
F. atmom[`e]tre.]
An instrument for measuring the rate of evaporation from a
moist surface; an evaporometer. --Huxley.
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Atmosphere
(gcide) | Atmosphere \At"mos*phere\, n. [Gr. ? vapor (akin to Skr.
[=a]tman breath, soul, G. athem breath) + ? sphere: cf. F.
atmosph[`e]re. See Sphere.]
1. (Physics)
(a) The whole mass of a["e]riform fluid surrounding the
earth; -- applied also to the gaseous envelope of any
celestial orb, or other body; as, the atmosphere of
Mars.
(b) Any gaseous envelope or medium.
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An atmosphere of cold oxygen. --Miller.
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2. A supposed medium around various bodies; as, electrical
atmosphere, a medium formerly supposed to surround
electrical bodies. --Franklin.
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3. The pressure or weight of the air at the sea level, on a
unit of surface, or about 14.7 lbs. to the sq. inch.
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Hydrogen was liquefied under a pressure of 650
atmospheres. --Lubbock.
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4. Any surrounding or pervading influence or condition.
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The chillest of social atmospheres. --Hawthorne.
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5. The portion of air in any locality, or affected by a
special physical or sanitary condition; as, the atmosphere
of the room; a moist or noxious atmosphere.
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Atmospheric
(gcide) | Atmospheric \At`mos*pher"ic\, Atmospherical \At`mos*pher"ic*al\,
a. [Cf. F. atmosph['e]rique.]
1. Of or pertaining to the atmosphere; of the nature of, or
resembling, the atmosphere; as, atmospheric air; the
atmospheric envelope of the earth.
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2. Existing or occurring in the atmosphere.
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The lower atmospheric current. --Darwin.
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3. Caused, or operated on, by the atmosphere; as, an
atmospheric effect; an atmospheric engine.
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4. Dependent on the atmosphere. [R.]
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In am so atmospherical a creature. --Pope.
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Atmospheric engine, a steam engine whose piston descends by
the pressure of the atmosphere, when the steam which
raised it is condensed within the cylinder. --Tomlinson.
Atmospheric line (Steam Engin.), the equilibrium line of an
indicator card. Steam is expanded "down to the atmosphere"
when its pressure is equal to that of the atmosphere. (See
Indicator card.)
Atmospheric pressure, the pressure exerted by the
atmosphere, not merely downwards, but in every direction.
In amounts to about 14.7 Ibs. on each square inch.
Atmospheric railway, one in which pneumatic power, obtained
from compressed air or the creation of a vacuum, is the
propelling force.
Atmospheric tides. See under Tide.
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Atmospheric electricity
(gcide) | Electricity \E`lec*tric"i*ty\ ([=e]`l[e^]k*tr[i^]s"[i^]*t[y^]),
n.; pl. Electricities ([=e]`l[e^]k*tr[i^]s"[i^]*t[i^]z).
[Cf. F. ['e]lectricit['e]. See Electric.]
1. (Physics) a property of certain of the fundamental
particles of which matter is composed, called also
electric charge, and being of two types, designated
positive and negative; the property of electric charge on
a particle or physical body creates a force field which
affects other particles or bodies possessing electric
charge; positive charges create a repulsive force between
them, and negative charges also create a repulsive force.
A positively charged body and a negatively charged body
will create an attractive force between them. The unit of
electrical charge is the coulomb, and the intensity of
the force field at any point is measured in volts.
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2. any of several phenomena associated with the accumulation
or movement of electrically charged particles within
material bodies, classified as static electricity and
electric current. Static electricity is often observed
in everyday life, when it causes certain materials to
cling together; when sufficient static charge is
accumulated, an electric current may pass through the air
between two charged bodies, and is observed as a visible
spark; when the spark passes from a human body to another
object it may be felt as a mild to strong painful
sensation. Electricity in the form of electric current is
put to many practical uses in electrical and electronic
devices. Lightning is also known to be a form of electric
current passing between clouds and the ground, or between
two clouds. Electric currents may produce heat, light,
concussion, and often chemical changes when passed between
objects or through any imperfectly conducting substance or
space. Accumulation of electrical charge or generation of
a voltage differnce between two parts of a complex object
may be caused by any of a variety of disturbances of
molecular equilibrium, whether from a chemical, physical,
or mechanical, cause. Electric current in metals and most
other solid coductors is carried by the movement of
electrons from one part of the metal to another. In ionic
solutions and in semiconductors, other types of movement
of charged particles may be responsible for the observed
electrical current.
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Note: Electricity is manifested under following different
forms: (a)
Statical electricity, called also
Frictional electricity or Common electricity, electricity
in the condition of a stationary charge, in which the
disturbance is produced by friction, as of glass, amber,
etc., or by induction. (b)
Dynamical electricity, called also
Voltaic electricity, electricity in motion, or as a current
produced by chemical decomposition, as by means of a
voltaic battery, or by mechanical action, as by
dynamo-electric machines. (c)
Thermoelectricity, in which the disturbing cause is heat
(attended possibly with some chemical action). It is
developed by uniting two pieces of unlike metals in a bar,
and then heating the bar unequally. (d)
Atmospheric electricity, any condition of electrical
disturbance in the atmosphere or clouds, due to some or
all of the above mentioned causes. (e)
Magnetic electricity, electricity developed by the action
of magnets. (f)
Positive electricity, the electricity that appears at the
positive pole or anode of a battery, or that is produced
by friction of glass; -- called also {vitreous
electricity}. (g)
Negative electricity, the electricity that appears at the
negative pole or cathode, or is produced by the friction
of resinous substance; -- called also resinous
electricity. (h)
Organic electricity, that which is developed in organic
structures, either animal or vegetable, the phrase animal
electricity being much more common.
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3. The science which studies the phenomena and laws of
electricity; electrical science.
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4. Fig.: excitement, anticipation, or emotional tension,
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Atmospheric engine
(gcide) | Atmospheric \At`mos*pher"ic\, Atmospherical \At`mos*pher"ic*al\,
a. [Cf. F. atmosph['e]rique.]
1. Of or pertaining to the atmosphere; of the nature of, or
resembling, the atmosphere; as, atmospheric air; the
atmospheric envelope of the earth.
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2. Existing or occurring in the atmosphere.
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The lower atmospheric current. --Darwin.
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3. Caused, or operated on, by the atmosphere; as, an
atmospheric effect; an atmospheric engine.
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4. Dependent on the atmosphere. [R.]
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In am so atmospherical a creature. --Pope.
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Atmospheric engine, a steam engine whose piston descends by
the pressure of the atmosphere, when the steam which
raised it is condensed within the cylinder. --Tomlinson.
Atmospheric line (Steam Engin.), the equilibrium line of an
indicator card. Steam is expanded "down to the atmosphere"
when its pressure is equal to that of the atmosphere. (See
Indicator card.)
Atmospheric pressure, the pressure exerted by the
atmosphere, not merely downwards, but in every direction.
In amounts to about 14.7 Ibs. on each square inch.
Atmospheric railway, one in which pneumatic power, obtained
from compressed air or the creation of a vacuum, is the
propelling force.
Atmospheric tides. See under Tide.
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Atmospheric hammer
(gcide) | Hammer \Ham"mer\ (h[a^]m"m[~e]r), n. [OE. hamer, AS. hamer,
hamor; akin to D. hamer, G. & Dan. hammer, Sw. hammare, Icel.
hamarr, hammer, crag, and perh. to Gr. 'a`kmwn anvil, Skr.
a[,c]man stone.]
1. An instrument for driving nails, beating metals, and the
like, consisting of a head, usually of steel or iron,
fixed crosswise to a handle.
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With busy hammers closing rivets up. --Shak.
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2. Something which in form or action resembles the common
hammer; as:
(a) That part of a clock which strikes upon the bell to
indicate the hour.
(b) The padded mallet of a piano, which strikes the wires,
to produce the tones.
(c) (Anat.) The malleus. See under Ear.
(d) (Gun.) That part of a gunlock which strikes the
percussion cap, or firing pin; the cock; formerly,
however, a piece of steel covering the pan of a
flintlock musket and struck by the flint of the cock
to ignite the priming.
(e) Also, a person or thing that smites or shatters; as,
St. Augustine was the hammer of heresies.
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He met the stern legionaries [of Rome] who had
been the "massive iron hammers" of the whole
earth. --J. H.
Newman.
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3. (Athletics) A spherical weight attached to a flexible
handle and hurled from a mark or ring. The weight of head
and handle is usually not less than 16 pounds.
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Atmospheric hammer, a dead-stroke hammer in which the
spring is formed by confined air.
Drop hammer, Face hammer, etc. See under Drop, Face,
etc.
Hammer fish. See Hammerhead.
Hammer hardening, the process of hardening metal by
hammering it when cold.
Hammer shell (Zool.), any species of Malleus, a genus of
marine bivalve shells, allied to the pearl oysters, having
the wings narrow and elongated, so as to give them a
hammer-shaped outline; -- called also hammer oyster.
To bring to the hammer, to put up at auction.
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Atmospheric line
(gcide) | Atmospheric \At`mos*pher"ic\, Atmospherical \At`mos*pher"ic*al\,
a. [Cf. F. atmosph['e]rique.]
1. Of or pertaining to the atmosphere; of the nature of, or
resembling, the atmosphere; as, atmospheric air; the
atmospheric envelope of the earth.
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2. Existing or occurring in the atmosphere.
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The lower atmospheric current. --Darwin.
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3. Caused, or operated on, by the atmosphere; as, an
atmospheric effect; an atmospheric engine.
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4. Dependent on the atmosphere. [R.]
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In am so atmospherical a creature. --Pope.
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Atmospheric engine, a steam engine whose piston descends by
the pressure of the atmosphere, when the steam which
raised it is condensed within the cylinder. --Tomlinson.
Atmospheric line (Steam Engin.), the equilibrium line of an
indicator card. Steam is expanded "down to the atmosphere"
when its pressure is equal to that of the atmosphere. (See
Indicator card.)
Atmospheric pressure, the pressure exerted by the
atmosphere, not merely downwards, but in every direction.
In amounts to about 14.7 Ibs. on each square inch.
Atmospheric railway, one in which pneumatic power, obtained
from compressed air or the creation of a vacuum, is the
propelling force.
Atmospheric tides. See under Tide.
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Atmospheric pressure
(gcide) | Pressure \Pres"sure\ (?; 138), n. [OF., fr. L. pressura, fr.
premere. See 4th Press.]
1. The act of pressing, or the condition of being pressed;
compression; a squeezing; a crushing; as, a pressure of
the hand.
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2. A contrasting force or impulse of any kind; as, the
pressure of poverty; the pressure of taxes; the pressure
of motives on the mind; the pressure of civilization.
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Where the pressure of danger was not felt.
--Macaulay.
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3. Affliction; distress; grievance.
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My people's pressures are grievous. --Eikon
Basilike.
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In the midst of his great troubles and pressures.
--Atterbury.
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4. Urgency; as, the pressure of business.
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5. Impression; stamp; character impressed.
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All saws of books, all forms, all pressures past.
--Shak.
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6. (Mech.) The action of a force against some obstacle or
opposing force; a force in the nature of a thrust,
distributed over a surface, often estimated with reference
to the amount upon a unit's area.
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7. Electro-motive force.
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Atmospheric pressure, Center of pressure, etc. See under
Atmospheric, Center, etc.
Back pressure (Steam engine), pressure which resists the
motion of the piston, as the pressure of exhaust steam
which does not find free outlet.
Fluid pressure, pressure like that exerted by a fluid. It
is a thrust which is normal and equally intense in all
directions around a point. --Rankine.
Pressure gauge, a gauge for indicating fluid pressure; a
manometer.
[1913 Webster]Atmospheric \At`mos*pher"ic\, Atmospherical \At`mos*pher"ic*al\,
a. [Cf. F. atmosph['e]rique.]
1. Of or pertaining to the atmosphere; of the nature of, or
resembling, the atmosphere; as, atmospheric air; the
atmospheric envelope of the earth.
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2. Existing or occurring in the atmosphere.
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The lower atmospheric current. --Darwin.
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3. Caused, or operated on, by the atmosphere; as, an
atmospheric effect; an atmospheric engine.
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4. Dependent on the atmosphere. [R.]
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In am so atmospherical a creature. --Pope.
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Atmospheric engine, a steam engine whose piston descends by
the pressure of the atmosphere, when the steam which
raised it is condensed within the cylinder. --Tomlinson.
Atmospheric line (Steam Engin.), the equilibrium line of an
indicator card. Steam is expanded "down to the atmosphere"
when its pressure is equal to that of the atmosphere. (See
Indicator card.)
Atmospheric pressure, the pressure exerted by the
atmosphere, not merely downwards, but in every direction.
In amounts to about 14.7 Ibs. on each square inch.
Atmospheric railway, one in which pneumatic power, obtained
from compressed air or the creation of a vacuum, is the
propelling force.
Atmospheric tides. See under Tide.
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Atmospheric railway
(gcide) | Railroad \Rail"road`\ (r[=a]l"r[=o]d`), Railway \Rail"way`\
(r[=a]l"w[=a]`), n.
1. A road or way consisting of one or more parallel series of
iron or steel rails, patterned and adjusted to be tracks
for the wheels of vehicles, and suitably supported on a
bed or substructure.
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Note: The modern railroad is a development and adaptation of
the older tramway.
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2. The road, track, etc., with all the lands, buildings,
rolling stock, franchises, etc., pertaining to them and
constituting one property; as, a certain railroad has been
put into the hands of a receiver.
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Note: Railway is the commoner word in England; railroad the
commoner word in the United States.
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Note: In the following and similar phrases railroad and
railway are used interchangeably:
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Atmospheric railway, Elevated railway, etc. See under
Atmospheric, Elevated, etc.
Cable railway. See Cable road, under Cable.
Ferry railway, a submerged track on which an elevated
platform runs, for carrying a train of cars across a water
course.
Gravity railway, a railway, in a hilly country, on which
the cars run by gravity down gentle slopes for long
distances after having been hauled up steep inclines to an
elevated point by stationary engines.
Railway brake, a brake used in stopping railway cars or
locomotives.
Railway car, a large, heavy vehicle with flanged wheels
fitted for running on a railway. [U.S.]
Railway carriage, a railway passenger car. [Eng.]
Railway scale, a platform scale bearing a track which forms
part of the line of a railway, for weighing loaded cars.
Railway slide. See Transfer table, under Transfer.
Railway spine (Med.), an abnormal condition due to severe
concussion of the spinal cord, such as occurs in railroad
accidents. It is characterized by ataxia and other
disturbances of muscular function, sensory disorders, pain
in the back, impairment of general health, and cerebral
disturbance, -- the symptoms often not developing till
some months after the injury.
Underground railroad Underground railway.
(a) A railroad or railway running through a tunnel, as
beneath the streets of a city.
(b) Formerly, a system of cooperation among certain active
antislavery people in the United States prior to 1866,
by which fugitive slaves were secretly helped to reach
Canada.
Note: [In the latter sense railroad, and not railway, was
usually used.] "Their house was a principal entrep[^o]t
of the underground railroad." --W. D. Howells.
[1913 Webster]Atmospheric \At`mos*pher"ic\, Atmospherical \At`mos*pher"ic*al\,
a. [Cf. F. atmosph['e]rique.]
1. Of or pertaining to the atmosphere; of the nature of, or
resembling, the atmosphere; as, atmospheric air; the
atmospheric envelope of the earth.
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2. Existing or occurring in the atmosphere.
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The lower atmospheric current. --Darwin.
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3. Caused, or operated on, by the atmosphere; as, an
atmospheric effect; an atmospheric engine.
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4. Dependent on the atmosphere. [R.]
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In am so atmospherical a creature. --Pope.
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Atmospheric engine, a steam engine whose piston descends by
the pressure of the atmosphere, when the steam which
raised it is condensed within the cylinder. --Tomlinson.
Atmospheric line (Steam Engin.), the equilibrium line of an
indicator card. Steam is expanded "down to the atmosphere"
when its pressure is equal to that of the atmosphere. (See
Indicator card.)
Atmospheric pressure, the pressure exerted by the
atmosphere, not merely downwards, but in every direction.
In amounts to about 14.7 Ibs. on each square inch.
Atmospheric railway, one in which pneumatic power, obtained
from compressed air or the creation of a vacuum, is the
propelling force.
Atmospheric tides. See under Tide.
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atmospheric spring
(gcide) | Spring \Spring\, n. [AS. spring a fountain, a leap. See
Spring, v. i.]
1. A leap; a bound; a jump.
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The prisoner, with a spring, from prison broke.
--Dryden.
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2. A flying back; the resilience of a body recovering its
former state by its elasticity; as, the spring of a bow.
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3. Elastic power or force.
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Heavens! what a spring was in his arm! --Dryden.
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4. An elastic body of any kind, as steel, India rubber, tough
wood, or compressed air, used for various mechanical
purposes, as receiving and imparting power, diminishing
concussion, regulating motion, measuring weight or other
force.
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Note: The principal varieties of springs used in mechanisms
are the spiral spring (Fig. a), the coil spring
(Fig. b), the elliptic spring (Fig. c), the
half-elliptic spring (Fig. d), the volute spring,
the India-rubber spring, the atmospheric spring,
etc.
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5. Any source of supply; especially, the source from which a
stream proceeds; an issue of water from the earth; a
natural fountain. "All my springs are in thee." --Ps.
lxxxvii. 7. "A secret spring of spiritual joy." --Bentley.
"The sacred spring whence right and honor streams." --Sir
J. Davies.
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6. Any active power; that by which action, or motion, is
produced or propagated; cause; origin; motive.
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Our author shuns by vulgar springs to move
The hero's glory, or the virgin's love. --Pope.
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7. That which springs, or is originated, from a source; as:
(a) A race; lineage. [Obs.] --Chapman.
(b) A youth; a springal. [Obs.] --Spenser.
(c) A shoot; a plant; a young tree; also, a grove of
trees; woodland. [Obs.] --Spenser. Milton.
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8. That which causes one to spring; specifically, a lively
tune. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl.
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9. The season of the year when plants begin to vegetate and
grow; the vernal season, usually comprehending the months
of March, April, and May, in the middle latitudes north of
the equator. "The green lap of the new-come spring."
--Shak.
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Note: Spring of the astronomical year begins with the vernal
equinox, about March 21st, and ends with the summer
solstice, about June 21st.
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10. The time of growth and progress; early portion; first
stage; as, the spring of life. "The spring of the day."
--1 Sam. ix. 26.
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O how this spring of love resembleth
The uncertain glory of an April day. --Shak.
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11. (Naut.)
(a) A crack or fissure in a mast or yard, running
obliquely or transversely.
(b) A line led from a vessel's quarter to her cable so
that by tightening or slacking it she can be made to
lie in any desired position; a line led diagonally
from the bow or stern of a vessel to some point upon
the wharf to which she is moored.
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Air spring, Boiling spring, etc. See under Air,
Boiling, etc.
Spring back (Bookbinding), a back with a curved piece of
thin sheet iron or of stiff pasteboard fastened to the
inside, the effect of which is to make the leaves of a
book thus bound (as a ledger or other account or blank
book) spring up and lie flat.
Spring balance, a contrivance for measuring weight or force
by the elasticity of a spiral spring of steel.
Spring beam, a beam that supports the side of a paddle box.
See Paddle beam, under Paddle, n.
Spring beauty.
(a) (Bot.) Any plant of the genus Claytonia, delicate
herbs with somewhat fleshy leaves and pretty
blossoms, appearing in springtime.
(b) (Zool.) A small, elegant American butterfly ({Erora
laeta}) which appears in spring. The hind wings of
the male are brown, bordered with deep blue; those of
the female are mostly blue.
Spring bed, a mattress, under bed, or bed bottom, in which
springs, as of metal, are employed to give the required
elasticity.
Spring beetle (Zool.), a snapping beetle; an elater.
Spring box, the box or barrel in a watch, or other piece of
mechanism, in which the spring is contained.
Spring fly (Zool.), a caddice fly; -- so called because it
appears in the spring.
Spring grass (Bot.), vernal grass. See under Vernal.
Spring gun, a firearm discharged by a spring, when this is
trodden upon or is otherwise moved.
Spring hook (Locomotive Engines), one of the hooks which
fix the driving-wheel spring to the frame.
Spring latch, a latch that fastens with a spring.
Spring lock, a lock that fastens with a spring.
Spring mattress, a spring bed.
Spring of an arch (Arch.) See Springing line of an arch,
under Springing.
Spring of pork, the lower part of a fore quarter, which is
divided from the neck, and has the leg and foot without
the shoulder. [Obs.] --Nares.
Sir, pray hand the spring of pork to me. --Gayton.
Spring pin (Locomotive Engines), an iron rod fitted between
the springs and the axle boxes, to sustain and regulate
the pressure on the axles.
Spring rye, a kind of rye sown in the spring; -- in
distinction from winter rye, sown in autumn.
Spring stay (Naut.), a preventer stay, to assist the
regular one. --R. H. Dana, Jr.
Spring tide, the tide which happens at, or soon after, the
new and the full moon, and which rises higher than common
tides. See Tide.
Spring wagon, a wagon in which springs are interposed
between the body and the axles to form elastic supports.
Spring wheat, any kind of wheat sown in the spring; -- in
distinction from winter wheat, which is sown in autumn.
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Atmospheric tides
(gcide) | Tide \Tide\, n. [AS. t[imac]d time; akin to OS. & OFries.
t[imac]d, D. tijd, G. zeit, OHG. z[imac]t, Icel. t[imac]?,
Sw. & Dan. tid, and probably to Skr. aditi unlimited,
endless, where a- is a negative prefix. [root]58. Cf.
Tidings, Tidy, Till, prep., Time.]
1. Time; period; season. [Obsoles.] "This lusty summer's
tide." --Chaucer.
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And rest their weary limbs a tide. --Spenser.
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Which, at the appointed tide,
Each one did make his bride. --Spenser.
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At the tide of Christ his birth. --Fuller.
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2. The alternate rising and falling of the waters of the
ocean, and of bays, rivers, etc., connected therewith. The
tide ebbs and flows twice in each lunar day, or the space
of a little more than twenty-four hours. It is occasioned
by the attraction of the sun and moon (the influence of
the latter being three times that of the former), acting
unequally on the waters in different parts of the earth,
thus disturbing their equilibrium. A high tide upon one
side of the earth is accompanied by a high tide upon the
opposite side. Hence, when the sun and moon are in
conjunction or opposition, as at new moon and full moon,
their action is such as to produce a greater than the
usual tide, called the spring tide, as represented in
the cut. When the moon is in the first or third quarter,
the sun's attraction in part counteracts the effect of the
moon's attraction, thus producing under the moon a smaller
tide than usual, called the neap tide.
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Note: The flow or rising of the water is called flood tide,
and the reflux, ebb tide.
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3. A stream; current; flood; as, a tide of blood. "Let in the
tide of knaves once more; my cook and I'll provide."
--Shak.
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4. Tendency or direction of causes, influences, or events;
course; current.
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There is a tide in the affairs of men,
Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune.
--Shak.
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5. Violent confluence. [Obs.] --Bacon.
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6. (Mining) The period of twelve hours.
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Atmospheric tides, tidal movements of the atmosphere
similar to those of the ocean, and produced in the same
manner by the attractive forces of the sun and moon.
Inferior tide. See under Inferior, a.
To work double tides. See under Work, v. t.
Tide day, the interval between the occurrences of two
consecutive maxima of the resultant wave at the same
place. Its length varies as the components of sun and moon
waves approach to, or recede from, one another. A
retardation from this cause is called the lagging of the
tide, while the acceleration of the recurrence of high
water is termed the priming of the tide. See {Lag of the
tide}, under 2d Lag.
Tide dial, a dial to exhibit the state of the tides at any
time.
Tide gate.
(a) An opening through which water may flow freely when
the tide sets in one direction, but which closes
automatically and prevents the water from flowing in
the other direction.
(b) (Naut.) A place where the tide runs with great
velocity, as through a gate.
Tide gauge, a gauge for showing the height of the tide;
especially, a contrivance for registering the state of the
tide continuously at every instant of time. --Brande & C.
Tide lock, a lock situated between an inclosed basin, or a
canal, and the tide water of a harbor or river, when they
are on different levels, so that craft can pass either way
at all times of the tide; -- called also guard lock.
Tide mill. (a) A mill operated by the tidal currents.
(b) A mill for clearing lands from tide water.
Tide rip, a body of water made rough by the conflict of
opposing tides or currents.
Tide table, a table giving the time of the rise and fall of
the tide at any place.
Tide water, water affected by the flow of the tide; hence,
broadly, the seaboard.
Tide wave, or Tidal wave, the swell of water as the tide
moves. That of the ocean is called primitive; that of bays
or channels derivative. See also tidal wave in the
vocabulary. --Whewell.
Tide wheel, a water wheel so constructed as to be moved by
the ebb or flow of the tide.
[1913 Webster]Atmospheric \At`mos*pher"ic\, Atmospherical \At`mos*pher"ic*al\,
a. [Cf. F. atmosph['e]rique.]
1. Of or pertaining to the atmosphere; of the nature of, or
resembling, the atmosphere; as, atmospheric air; the
atmospheric envelope of the earth.
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2. Existing or occurring in the atmosphere.
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The lower atmospheric current. --Darwin.
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3. Caused, or operated on, by the atmosphere; as, an
atmospheric effect; an atmospheric engine.
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4. Dependent on the atmosphere. [R.]
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In am so atmospherical a creature. --Pope.
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Atmospheric engine, a steam engine whose piston descends by
the pressure of the atmosphere, when the steam which
raised it is condensed within the cylinder. --Tomlinson.
Atmospheric line (Steam Engin.), the equilibrium line of an
indicator card. Steam is expanded "down to the atmosphere"
when its pressure is equal to that of the atmosphere. (See
Indicator card.)
Atmospheric pressure, the pressure exerted by the
atmosphere, not merely downwards, but in every direction.
In amounts to about 14.7 Ibs. on each square inch.
Atmospheric railway, one in which pneumatic power, obtained
from compressed air or the creation of a vacuum, is the
propelling force.
Atmospheric tides. See under Tide.
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Atmospherical
(gcide) | Atmospheric \At`mos*pher"ic\, Atmospherical \At`mos*pher"ic*al\,
a. [Cf. F. atmosph['e]rique.]
1. Of or pertaining to the atmosphere; of the nature of, or
resembling, the atmosphere; as, atmospheric air; the
atmospheric envelope of the earth.
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2. Existing or occurring in the atmosphere.
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The lower atmospheric current. --Darwin.
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3. Caused, or operated on, by the atmosphere; as, an
atmospheric effect; an atmospheric engine.
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4. Dependent on the atmosphere. [R.]
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In am so atmospherical a creature. --Pope.
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Atmospheric engine, a steam engine whose piston descends by
the pressure of the atmosphere, when the steam which
raised it is condensed within the cylinder. --Tomlinson.
Atmospheric line (Steam Engin.), the equilibrium line of an
indicator card. Steam is expanded "down to the atmosphere"
when its pressure is equal to that of the atmosphere. (See
Indicator card.)
Atmospheric pressure, the pressure exerted by the
atmosphere, not merely downwards, but in every direction.
In amounts to about 14.7 Ibs. on each square inch.
Atmospheric railway, one in which pneumatic power, obtained
from compressed air or the creation of a vacuum, is the
propelling force.
Atmospheric tides. See under Tide.
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Atmospherically
(gcide) | Atmospherically \At`mos*pher"ic*al*ly\, adv.
In relation to the atmosphere.
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Atmospherology
(gcide) | Atmospherology \At`mos*phe*rol"o*gy\, n. [Atmosphere + -logy.]
The science or a treatise on the atmosphere.
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Electric atmosphere
(gcide) | Electric \E*lec"tric\ ([-e]*l[e^]k"tr[i^]k), Electrical
\E*lec"tric*al\ ([-e]*l[e^]k"tr[i^]*kal), a. [L. electrum amber,
a mixed metal, Gr. 'h`lektron; akin to 'hle`ktwr the beaming
sun, cf. Skr. arc to beam, shine: cf. F. ['e]lectrique. The
name came from the production of electricity by the friction
of amber.]
1. Pertaining to electricity; consisting of, containing,
derived from, or produced by, electricity; as, electric
power or virtue; an electric jar; electric effects; an
electric spark; an electric charge; an electric current;
an electrical engineer.
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2. Capable of occasioning the phenomena of electricity; as,
an electric or electrical machine or substance; an
electric generator.
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3. Electrifying; thrilling; magnetic. "Electric Pindar."
--Mrs. Browning.
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4. powered by electricity; as, electrical appliances; an
electric toothbrush; an electric automobile.
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Electric atmosphere, or Electric aura. See under Aura.
Electrical battery. See Battery.
Electrical brush. See under Brush.
Electric cable. See Telegraph cable, under Telegraph.
Electric candle. See under Candle.
Electric cat (Zo["o]l.), one of three or more large species
of African catfish of the genus Malapterurus (esp. {M.
electricus} of the Nile). They have a large electrical
organ and are able to give powerful shocks; -- called also
sheathfish.
Electric clock. See under Clock, and see
Electro-chronograph.
Electric current, a current or stream of electricity
traversing a closed circuit formed of conducting
substances, or passing by means of conductors from one
body to another which is in a different electrical state.
Electric eel, or Electrical eel (Zo["o]l.), a South
American eel-like fresh-water fish of the genus Gymnotus
(G. electricus), from two to five feet in length,
capable of giving a violent electric shock. See
Gymnotus.
Electrical fish (Zo["o]l.), any fish which has an
electrical organ by means of which it can give an
electrical shock. The best known kinds are the torpedo,
the gymnotus, or electrical eel, and the {electric
cat}. See Torpedo, and Gymnotus.
Electric fluid, the supposed matter of electricity;
lightning. [archaic]
Electrical image (Elec.), a collection of electrical points
regarded as forming, by an analogy with optical phenomena,
an image of certain other electrical points, and used in
the solution of electrical problems. --Sir W. Thomson.
Electric machine, or Electrical machine, an apparatus for
generating, collecting, or exciting, electricity, as by
friction.
Electric motor. See Electro-motor, 2.
Electric osmose. (Physics) See under Osmose.
Electric pen, a hand pen for making perforated stencils for
multiplying writings. It has a puncturing needle driven at
great speed by a very small magneto-electric engine on the
penhandle.
Electric railway, a railway in which the machinery for
moving the cars is driven by an electric current.
Electric ray (Zo["o]l.), the torpedo.
Electric telegraph. See Telegraph.
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atmometer
(wn) | atmometer
n 1: an instrument that measures rate of evaporation of water
[syn: atmometer, evaporometer] |
atmosphere
(wn) | atmosphere
n 1: a particular environment or surrounding influence; "there
was an atmosphere of excitement" [syn: atmosphere,
ambiance, ambience]
2: a unit of pressure: the pressure that will support a column
of mercury 760 mm high at sea level and 0 degrees centigrade
[syn: standard atmosphere, atmosphere, atm, {standard
pressure}]
3: the mass of air surrounding the Earth; "there was great heat
as the comet entered the atmosphere"; "it was exposed to the
air" [syn: atmosphere, air]
4: the weather or climate at some place; "the atmosphere was
thick with fog" [syn: atmosphere, atmospheric state]
5: the envelope of gases surrounding any celestial body
6: a distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or
thing; "an air of mystery"; "the house had a neglected air";
"an atmosphere of defeat pervaded the candidate's
headquarters"; "the place had an aura of romance" [syn:
air, aura, atmosphere] |
atmospheric
(wn) | atmospheric
adj 1: relating to or located in the atmosphere; "atmospheric
tests" [syn: atmospheric, atmospherical] |
atmospheric condition
(wn) | atmospheric condition
n 1: the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the
atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and
precipitation; "they were hoping for good weather"; "every
day we have weather conditions and yesterday was no
exception"; "the conditions were too rainy for playing in
the snow" [syn: weather, weather condition,
conditions, atmospheric condition] |
atmospheric electricity
(wn) | atmospheric electricity
n 1: electrical discharges in the atmosphere |
atmospheric phenomenon
(wn) | atmospheric phenomenon
n 1: a physical phenomenon associated with the atmosphere |
atmospheric pressure
(wn) | atmospheric pressure
n 1: the pressure exerted by the atmosphere [syn: {atmospheric
pressure}, air pressure, pressure] |
atmospheric state
(wn) | atmospheric state
n 1: the weather or climate at some place; "the atmosphere was
thick with fog" [syn: atmosphere, atmospheric state] |
atmospheric static
(wn) | atmospheric static
n 1: a crackling or hissing noise caused by electrical
interference [syn: static, atmospherics, {atmospheric
static}] |
atmospherical
(wn) | atmospherical
adj 1: relating to or located in the atmosphere; "atmospheric
tests" [syn: atmospheric, atmospherical] |
atmospherics
(wn) | atmospherics
n 1: a crackling or hissing noise caused by electrical
interference [syn: static, atmospherics, {atmospheric
static}] |
national oceanic and atmospheric administration
(wn) | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
n 1: an agency in the Department of Commerce that maps the
oceans and conserves their living resources; predicts
changes to the earth's environment; provides weather
reports and forecasts floods and hurricanes and other
natural disasters related to weather [syn: {National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration}, NOAA] |
standard atmosphere
(wn) | standard atmosphere
n 1: a unit of pressure: the pressure that will support a column
of mercury 760 mm high at sea level and 0 degrees
centigrade [syn: standard atmosphere, atmosphere,
atm, standard pressure] |
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