Atmosphere
From The Art and Popular Culture Encyclopedia
Related e |
Featured: |
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
Unless indicated otherwise, the text in this article is either based on Wikipedia article "Atmosphere" or another language Wikipedia page thereof used under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License; or on research by Jahsonic and friends. See Art and Popular Culture's copyright notice.