Definition of Atmospheres

1. Noun. (plural of atmosphere) ¹

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Definition of Atmospheres

1. atmosphere [n] - See also: atmosphere

Lexicographical Neighbors of Atmospheres

atmolysis
atmolyzation
atmolyze
atmolyzed
atmolyzer
atmolyzers
atmolyzes
atmometer
atmometers
atmophile
atmophiles
atmos
atmosphere
atmosphere absolute
atmosphered
atmospheres (current term)
atmospheric
atmospheric condition
atmospheric electricity
atmospheric perspective
atmospheric phenomenon
atmospheric pressure
atmospheric state
atmospheric static
atmospheric tide
atmospherical
atmospherically
atmospherics
atmospherization
atmospherology

Literary usage of Atmospheres

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London by Royal Society (Great Britain) (1894)
"I. " The Composition of atmospheres which Extinguish Flame. ... A study of the experiments which have been made to determine the composition of atmospheres, ..."

2. Elements of Inorganic Chemistry: Including the Applications of the Science by Thomas Graham (1858)
"The tension of its vapour was 4-6 atmospheres at —105°, and 2G-9 atmospheres at ... Fluosilicic acid gas liquefied under a pressure of about 9 atmospheres, ..."

3. The Positive Philosophy of Auguste Comte by Auguste Comte, Frederic Harrison (1896)
"It is by the occultation of stars, as starry p. eclipses are called, that we make observations atmospheres on the atmospheres of the planets, by seeing what ..."

4. The Chemical News and Journal of Industrial ScienceChemistry (1897)
"Before commencing the experiments at high temperatures, it is well to charge the apparatus to a pressure of 20 atmospheres with hydrogen, and then blow off ..."

5. Report of the Annual Meeting (1900)
"In the present investigation similar methods are applied to the atmospheres of planets, account being taken of the axial rotations of the planets. ..."

6. The Annual of Scientific Discovery, Or, Year-book of Facts in Science and Art by David Ames Wells, George Bliss, Samuel Kneeland, John Trowbridge, Charles Robert Cross (1859)
"The authors next calculate the pressure in atmospheres which the powder exerts at the moment of explosion, and find it 4373-6, of which about 1000 are due ..."

7. Botanical Gazette by University of Chicago, JSTOR (Organization) (1918)
"30.7 atmospheres, respectively. Chaetomorpha required a 0.9 volume-normal concentration (1.13 weight-normal), corresponding to 30.7 atmospheres, ..."

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