pressure unit vs atmosphere

atmosphere vs pressure unit

pressure unit and atmosphere both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
pressure unit	Yes	No	No	No
atmosphere	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, atmosphere is a hyponym of pressure unit; that is, atmosphere is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than pressure unit:

pressure unit: a unit measuring force per unit area
atmosphere: a unit of pressure: the pressure that will support a column of mercury 760 mm high at sea level and 0 degrees centigrade

Other hyponyms of pressure unit include atm, standard atmosphere, standard pressure, Pa, pascal, millimeter of mercury, mm Hg, torr, pounds per square inch, psi, millibar, bar, bar absolute, barye, microbar.

pressure unit (noun)	atmosphere (noun)
a unit measuring force per unit area	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 pressure unit and atmosphere

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