the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation | a distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing |
the set of circumstances that affect someone's welfare | the mass of air surrounding the Earth |
the prevailing context that influences the performance or the outcome of a process | the envelope of gases surrounding any celestial body |
| a unit of pressure: the pressure that will support a column of mercury 760 mm high at sea level and 0 degrees centigrade |
| the weather or climate at some place |
| a particular environment or surrounding influence |