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ATMOSPHERIC CONDITION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
Example:
the conditions were too rainy for playing in the snow
Synonyms:
atmospheric condition; conditions; weather; weather condition
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural phenomena
Hypernyms ("atmospheric condition" is a kind of...):
atmospheric phenomenon (a physical phenomenon associated with the atmosphere)
Domain category:
meteorology (the earth science dealing with phenomena of the atmosphere (especially weather))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "atmospheric condition"):
cold weather (a period of unusually cold weather)
fair weather; sunshine; temperateness (moderate weather; suitable for outdoor activities)
hot weather (a period of unusually high temperatures)
thaw; thawing; warming (warm weather following a freeze; snow and ice melt)
downfall; precipitation (the falling to earth of any form of water (rain or snow or hail or sleet or mist))
wave (a persistent and widespread unusual weather condition (especially of unusual temperatures))
elements (violent or severe weather (viewed as caused by the action of the four elements))
air current; current of air; wind (air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure)
atmosphere; atmospheric state (the weather or climate at some place)
good weather (weather suitable for outdoor activities)
bad weather; inclemency; inclementness (weather unsuitable for outdoor activities)
