moist atmosphere
1Moist — Moist, a. [OE. moiste, OF. moiste, F. moite, fr. L. muccidus, for mucidus, moldy, musty. Cf. {Mucus}, {Mucid}.] 1. Moderately wet; damp; humid; not dry; as, a moist atmosphere or air. Moist eyes. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Fresh, or new. [Obs.]… …
2Atmosphere — At mos*phere, n. [Gr. ? vapor (akin to Skr. [=a]tman breath, soul, G. athem breath) + ? sphere: cf. F. atmosph[ e]re. See {Sphere}.] 1. (Physics) (a) The whole mass of a[ e]riform fluid surrounding the earth; applied also to the gaseous envelope… …
3Atmosphere of Jupiter — Cloud pattern on Jupiter in 2000 The atmosphere of Jupiter is the largest planetary atmosphere in the Solar System. It is mostly made of molecular hydrogen and helium in roughly solar proportions; other chemical compounds are present only in… …
4atmosphere — atmosphereless, adj. /at meuhs fear /, n., v., atmosphered, atmosphering. n. 1. the gaseous envelope surrounding the earth; the air. 2. this medium at a given place. 3. Astron. the gaseous envelope surrounding a heavenly body. 4. Chem. any… …
5Moist static energy — The moist static energy is a thermodynamic variable that describes the state of an air parcel, and is similar to the equivalent potential temperature.[1] The moist static energy is a combination of a parcels kinetic energy due to an air parcel s… …
6Atmosphère sèche adiabatique — Gradient thermique adiabatique Le gradient thermique adiabatique est, dans l atmosphère terrestre, la variation de température de l air avec l altitude (autrement dit le gradient de la température de l air), qui ne dépend que de la pression… …
7Atmosphere of Venus — Atmosphere of Venus …
8Atmosphère de Vénus — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Atmosphère. Atmosphère de Vénus Nuage de l atmosphère de Vénus révélés par ultraviolet. La forme en V caractéristique des nuages est dû aux vents plus rapides soufflant à …
9atmosphere — 01. Everyone at my office hates each other, which makes the [atmosphere] really uncomfortable. 02. The meteor burned up as soon as it entered the Earth s [atmosphere]. 03. Exhaust from cars, combined with [atmospheric] gases resulted in a thick… …
10moist — adj. VERBS ▪ be, feel, look ▪ Her skin felt moist and feverish. ▪ become, grow ▪ Beth s dark eyes grew moist as she kissed her son …
