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air mass vs atmosphere

atmosphere vs air mass

air mass and atmosphere both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
air mass Yes No No No
atmosphere Yes No No No
As nouns, atmosphere is a hypernym of air mass; that is, atmosphere is a word with a broader meaning than air mass:
  • air mass: a large body of air with uniform characteristics horizontally
  • atmosphere: the weather or climate at some place
Other hypernyms of air mass include atmospheric state.
air mass (noun) atmosphere (noun)
a large body of air with uniform characteristics horizontally a distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing
the mass of air surrounding the Earth
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
Difference between air mass and atmosphere

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