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Definition of Atmospheric

1. Adjective. Relating to or located in the atmosphere. "Atmospheric tests"

Definition of Atmospheric

1. a. Of or pertaining to the atmosphere; of the nature of, or resembling, the atmosphere; as, atmospheric air; the atmospheric envelope of the earth.

Definition of Atmospheric

1. Adjective. Of, relating to, produced by, or coming from the atmosphere. ¹

2. Adjective. (painting) Translucent or hazy. ¹

3. Adjective. Evoking a particular emotional or aesthetic quality. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Atmospheric

1. [adj]

Medical Definition of Atmospheric

1. 1. Of or pertaining to the atmosphere; of the nature of, or resembling, the atmosphere; as, atmospheric air; the atmospheric envelope of the earth. 2. Existing in the atmosphere. "The lower atmospheric current." (Darwin) 3. Caused, or operated on, by the atmosphere; as, an atmospheric effect; an atmospheric engine. 4. Dependent on the atmosphere. "In am so atmospherical a creature." (Pope) 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. Atmospheric line, 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 Tide. Origin: Cf. F. Atmospherique. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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Literary usage of Atmospheric

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

1. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1884)
"atmospheric ELECTRICITY. AT the present time there is no satisfactory theory of the source of atmospheric electricity. Many believe, in the absence of ..."

2. Japan: Travels and Researches Undertaken at the Cost of the Prussian Government by Johannes Justus Rein (1884)
"Considering the prevailing dependency of atmospheric pressure upon temperature ... As with heat, so also with atmospheric pressure, the yearly variations in ..."

3. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society Held at Philadelphia for by American Philosophical Society (1915)
"As a result considerable improvement has been made in the work in atmospheric electricity aboard the Carnegie, especially on her present cruise. ..."

4. Directory of Federal Laboratory and Technology Resources: A Guide to (1993)
"Research methods involve both in situ and remote measurement of critical atmospheric parameters, including chemical composition and dynamic properties, ..."

5. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1831)
"It has generally been considered by physiologists and chemists, that when venous blood is brought into contact with atmospheric air out of the body, ..."

6. Proceedings of the Cambridge Philosophical Society by Cambridge Philosophical Society (1906)
"In order that we should be able to judge of the sufficiency or otherwise of the various theories of atmospheric electricity, a knowledge of the magnitude of ..."

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