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atmometer (5) | (noun) - vapor + measure = a device for measuring the drying capability of the air. | atmosphere (2) | (noun) - vapor + (Latin) sphere = the gasses which surround a planet, such as the earth. Also a feeling based on the surroundings, or a tone or attitude. | atmospheric (3) | (adj.) - vapor + (Latin) sphere = of, relating to, occurring in or resembling the atmosphere in either the gaseous sense or the feeling sense. Atmospherically is the adverb form. | atmospherics (4) | (noun) - vapor + (Latin) sphere = radio interference caused by naturally occurring radiation. | clear the atmosphere (4) | - an idiomatic expression sometimes used in place of the more common clear the air, and means to remove elements of hostility, tension, confusion, or uncertainty. |
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