atmospheric phenomenon vs inversion

inversion vs atmospheric phenomenon

atmospheric phenomenon and inversion both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
atmospheric phenomenon	Yes	No	No	No
inversion	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, inversion is a hyponym of atmospheric phenomenon; that is, inversion is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than atmospheric phenomenon:

atmospheric phenomenon: a physical phenomenon associated with the atmosphere
inversion: the layer of air near the earth is cooler than an overlying layer

Other hyponyms of atmospheric phenomenon include cloud, air hole, air pocket, pocket, aurora, condensate, condensation, front, greenhouse effect, greenhouse warming, storm, violent storm, atmospheric electricity, midnight sun, halo, meteor shower, meteor stream, sunrise, sunset, afterglow, atmospheric condition, conditions, weather, weather condition.

atmospheric phenomenon (noun)	inversion (noun)
a physical phenomenon associated with the atmosphere	turning upside down; setting on end
	the act of turning inside out
	a term formerly used to mean taking on the gender role of the opposite sex
	the reversal of the normal order of words
	(counterpoint) a variation of a melody or part in which ascending intervals are replaced by descending intervals and vice versa
	(genetics) a kind of mutation in which the order of the genes in a section of a chromosome is reversed
	the layer of air near the earth is cooler than an overlying layer
	a chemical process in which the direction of optical rotation of a substance is reversed from dextrorotatory to levorotary or vice versa
	abnormal condition in which an organ is turned inward or inside out (as when the upper part of the uterus is pulled into the cervical canal after childbirth)

Difference between atmospheric phenomenon and inversion

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