Atmosphere vs. Weather

Atmospherenoun

The gases surrounding the Earth or any astronomical body.

Atmospherenoun

The air in a particular place.

Atmospherenoun

The apparent mood felt in an environment.

Atmospherenoun

A unit of measurement for pressure equal to 101325 Pa (symbol: atm)

Atmospherenoun

The whole mass of aëriform fluid surrounding the earth; - applied also to the gaseous envelope of any celestial orb, or other body; as, the atmosphere of Mars.

Atmospherenoun

A supposed medium around various bodies; as, electrical atmosphere, a medium formerly supposed to surround electrical bodies.

Atmospherenoun

The pressure or weight of the air at the sea level, on a unit of surface, or about 14.7 lbs. to the sq. inch.

Atmospherenoun

Any surrounding or pervading influence or condition.

Atmospherenoun

The portion of air in any locality, or affected by a special physical or sanitary condition; as, the atmosphere of the room; a moist or noxious atmosphere.

Atmospherenoun

a particular environment or surrounding influence;

Atmospherenoun

a unit of pressure: the pressure that will support a column of mercury 760 mm high at sea level and 0 degrees centigrade

Atmospherenoun

the mass of air surrounding the Earth;

Atmospherenoun

the weather or climate at some place;

Atmospherenoun

the envelope of gases surrounding any celestial body

Atmospherenoun

a distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing;

Atmosphere

An atmosphere (from the greek words ἀτμός (atmos), meaning 'vapour', and σφαῖρα (sphaira), meaning 'ball' or '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.

Weathernoun

The short term state of the atmosphere at a specific time and place, including the temperature, relative humidity, cloud cover, precipitation, wind, etc.

Weathernoun

Unpleasant or destructive atmospheric conditions, and their effects.

Weathernoun

(nautical) The direction from which the wind is blowing; used attributively to indicate the windward side.

Weathernoun

A situation.

Weathernoun

(obsolete) A storm; a tempest.

Weathernoun

(obsolete) A light shower of rain.

Weatheradjective

Facing towards the flow of a fluid, usually air.

Weatherverb

To expose to the weather, or show the effects of such exposure, or to withstand such effects.

Weatherverb

(by extension) To sustain the trying effect of; to bear up against and overcome; to endure; to resist.

Weatherverb

To break down, of rocks and other materials, under the effects of exposure to rain, sunlight, temperature, and air.

Weatherverb

(nautical) To pass to windward in a vessel, especially to beat 'round.

Weatherverb

(nautical) To endure or survive an event or action without undue damage.

Weatherverb

(falconry) To place (a hawk) unhooded in the open air.

Weathernoun

The state of the air or atmosphere with respect to heat or cold, wetness or dryness, calm or storm, clearness or cloudiness, or any other meteorological phenomena; meteorological condition of the atmosphere; as, warm weather; cold weather; wet weather; dry weather, etc.

Weathernoun

Vicissitude of season; meteorological change; alternation of the state of the air.

Weathernoun

Storm; tempest.

Weathernoun

A light rain; a shower.

Weatherverb

To expose to the air; to air; to season by exposure to air.

Weatherverb

Hence, to sustain the trying effect of; to bear up against and overcome; to sustain; to endure; to resist; as, to weather the storm.

Weatherverb

To sail or pass to the windward of; as, to weather a cape; to weather another ship.

Weatherverb

To place (a hawk) unhooded in the open air.

Weatherverb

To undergo or endure the action of the atmosphere; to suffer meteorological influences; sometimes, to wear away, or alter, under atmospheric influences; to suffer waste by weather.

Weatheradjective

Being toward the wind, or windward - opposed to lee; as, weather bow, weather braces, weather gauge, weather lifts, weather quarter, weather shrouds, etc.

Weathernoun

the meteorological conditions: temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation;

Weatherverb

face or endure with courage;

Weatherverb

cause to slope

Weatherverb

sail to the windward of

Weatherverb

change under the action or influence of the weather;

Weatheradjective

towards the side exposed to wind

Weather

Weather is the state of the atmosphere, describing for example the degree to which it is hot or cold, wet or dry, calm or stormy, clear or cloudy. On Earth, most weather phenomena occur in the lowest layer of the planet's atmosphere, the troposphere, just below the stratosphere.