Atmosphere
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[[Image:Wanderer.jpg|thumb|left|200px|''[[Wanderer above the Sea of Fog]]'' ([[1818]]) by [[Caspar David Friedrich]]]] | [[Image:Wanderer.jpg|thumb|left|200px|''[[Wanderer above the Sea of Fog]]'' ([[1818]]) by [[Caspar David Friedrich]]]] | ||
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+ | "The true [[Weird fiction |weird tale]] has something more than secret murder, bloody bones, or a sheeted form clanking chains according to rule. A certain [[atmosphere]] of breathless and unexplainable [[dread]] of outer, unknown forces must be present." --[[Supernatural Horror in Literature]]" (1927) by H. P. Lovecraft | ||
+ | |}[[Image:Der Abend.jpg |thumb|right|200px|''[[Evening|Der Abend]]'' ([[1820]]) by [[Caspar David Friedrich]]]] | ||
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+ | An '''atmosphere''' (from [[Modern Greek]] ἀτμός ''(atmos)'', meaning 'vapour', and σφαῖρα ''(sphaira)'', meaning '[[sphere]]') is a layer or a set of layers of [[gas]]es surrounding a [[planet]] or other [[solid|material body]], that is held in place by the [[gravity]] of that body. An atmosphere is more likely to be retained if the gravity it is subject to is high and the temperature of the atmosphere is low. | ||
+ | ==Metaphorically== | ||
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An '''atmosphere''' is the [[air]] in a particular [[place]] or the [[mood]] or [[feeling]] in a situation. Synonyms include [[ambiance]] and [[feeling]]. | An '''atmosphere''' is the [[air]] in a particular [[place]] or the [[mood]] or [[feeling]] in a situation. Synonyms include [[ambiance]] and [[feeling]]. | ||
- | ==See also== | + | ===See also=== |
+ | *[[Aura]] | ||
*[[Couleur locale]] | *[[Couleur locale]] | ||
+ | ==See also== | ||
+ | * [[Atmosphere of Earth ]] | ||
+ | * [[Atmospheric pressure]] | ||
+ | * [[International Standard Atmosphere]] | ||
+ | * [[Kármán line|Kármán]] | ||
+ | * [[Sky]] | ||
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"The true weird tale has something more than secret murder, bloody bones, or a sheeted form clanking chains according to rule. A certain atmosphere of breathless and unexplainable dread of outer, unknown forces must be present." --Supernatural Horror in Literature" (1927) by H. P. Lovecraft |
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An atmosphere (from Modern Greek ἀτμός (atmos), meaning 'vapour', and σφαῖρα (sphaira), meaning 'sphere') is a layer or a set of layers of gases surrounding a planet or other material body, that is held in place by the gravity of that body. An atmosphere is more likely to be retained if the gravity it is subject to is high and the temperature of the atmosphere is low.
Metaphorically
An atmosphere is the air in a particular place or the mood or feeling in a situation. Synonyms include ambiance and feeling.
See also
See also