atmos

1. pluralplural of atmo

plural atmoses

1. abbreviationclippinguncountableusuallysound productionClipping of atmosphere.

   Maurice Moss: Compiling a playlist for a role-playing game I'm hosting. Important to get the right atmos.

   2010 June 25, Richard Ayoade (actor), Graham Linehan (writer, director), “Jen The Fredo”, IT Crowd, series 4, episode 1, FremantleMedia

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   Wherever possible, it is best to record your sound effects in the location as they will contain the right atmos for the location.

   2009, Steve Dawkins, Ian Wynd, Video Production: Putting Theory into Practice, Palgrave Macmillan, →ISBN

   Similarly, in radio drama there is an audio backdrop, usually called ‘atmos’ (short for atmosphere). The atmos suggests the location of the drama.

   2011, Richard J. Hand, Mary Traynor, The Radio Drama Handbook: Audio Drama in Context and Practice, Bloomsbury Publishing USA, →ISBN, page 143

   Like all its brethren, the Lotusman was encased head to foot in a brass atmos-suit, studded with fixtures and gears and spinning clockwork, shielding it from the pollution the rest of the populace breathed daily.

   2012, Jay Kristoff, Stormdancer: The Lotus War, volume 1, Macmillan, →ISBN, page 22