What's the difference between
and
Enter two words to compare and contrast their definitions, origins, and synonyms to better understand how those words are related.

Atmosphere vs Aeroshell - What's the difference?

atmosphere | aeroshell |

As nouns the difference between atmosphere and aeroshell

is that atmosphere is atmosphere while aeroshell is a heat-resistant shell that protects a spacecraft during travel through an atmosphere.

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

    aeroshell

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia aeroshell) (en noun)
  • A heat-resistant shell that protects a spacecraft during travel through an atmosphere