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Atmosphere vs Aeroscopy - What's the difference?

atmosphere | aeroscopy |

As nouns the difference between atmosphere and aeroscopy

is that atmosphere is atmosphere while aeroscopy is (obsolete|meteorology) the branch of meteorology that involves the scientific examination of the various properties and composition of the atmosphere, and their variation.

atmosphere

English

Alternative forms

* (archaic)

Noun

(en noun)
  • The gases surrounding the Earth or any astronomical body.
  • The air in a particular place.
  • *
  • *:Thus the red damask curtains which now shut out the fog-laden, drizzling atmosphere of the Marylebone Road, had cost a mere song, and yet they might have been warranted to last another thirty years. A great bargain also had been the excellent Axminster carpet which covered the floor;.
  • The mood or feeling in a situation.
  • A unit of measurement for pressure (symbol: atm)

    • Synonyms

    * (mood) air, ambiance, feeling, mood

    Meronyms

    * See also

    Related terms

    * atmospheric * atmospherics

    See also

    * ambiance, ambience * mood

    aeroscopy

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • (obsolete, meteorology) The branch of meteorology that involves the scientific examination of the various properties and composition of the atmosphere, and their variation
  • (rare) divination by observation of the sky
  • (zoology) aeroscepsy

    • Related terms

    * aeroscopic * aeroscope

    References

    * * * * The Imperial dictionary, English, technological and scientific.. , by John Ogilvie, 1850 * Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases to Facilitate the Expression of Ideas , by Peter Mark Roget, 1853 * Dictionary of geology and mineralogy , by William Humble, 1843 * Dictionary of aviation , by Robert Morris Pierce, 1911