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atmospheric

/ˌætməsˈfeɹɪk/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.84 in modern English

Syllables
at-mo-spher-ic
IPA
/ˌætməsˈfeɹɪk/
20
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

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

adj

Translucent or hazy.

adj

Evoking a particular emotional or aesthetic quality.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English atmospher(e) Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English atmospheric From atmospher(e) + -ic.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌætməsˈfeɹɪk/
  • British English: /ˌætməsˈfɛɹɪk/

Inflected Forms

more atmospheric (comparative) most atmospheric (superlative) atmosphaeric (alternative, archaic) atmosphæric (alternative, archaic) atmospherical (alternative, dated)

Derived Forms

atmospherical atmospherically atmosphericity atmosphericness atmospherics endoatmospheric exoatmospheric extraatmospheric nonatmospheric palaeoatmospheric paleoatmospheric preatmospheric

Phrases

atmospheric disturbance atmospheric electricity atmospheric engine atmospheric escape atmospheric hammer atmospheric line atmospheric oxygen atmospheric perspective

Frequently Paired Words

ambient

Synonyms

atmospherical

Rhymes With

eric generic derek erik derrick cleric esoteric carrick merrick numeric erich erick

Questions

How do you pronounce atmospheric?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌætməsˈfeɹɪk/.
What does atmospheric mean?
Of, relating to, produced by, or coming from the atmosphere.
Where does atmospheric come from?
Etymology tree English atmospher(e) Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English atmospheric From atmospher(e) + -ic.

How to pronounce atmospheric

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